The horse and his diseases : embracing his history and varieties, breeding and management and vices; with the diseases to which he is subject, and the remedies best adapted to their cure . st common. This appears in the groin, andis a protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal ring,which in the stallion frequently passes down into the scrotum, orbag, constituting scrotal hernia. These hernias sometimes occurduring castration in consequence of the violent struggles of theanimal. In such cases it is best to administer chloroform at oncein order to quiet the animal and prevent violent stru
The horse and his diseases : embracing his history and varieties, breeding and management and vices; with the diseases to which he is subject, and the remedies best adapted to their cure . st common. This appears in the groin, andis a protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal ring,which in the stallion frequently passes down into the scrotum, orbag, constituting scrotal hernia. These hernias sometimes occurduring castration in consequence of the violent struggles of theanimal. In such cases it is best to administer chloroform at oncein order to quiet the animal and prevent violent strugglings. Theanimal should be put upon his back, and one hand passed up therectum, and one or two fingers of the other placed upon thescrotum, when by careful manipulations the intestine can gene-rally be replaced. If, however, a reduc-, ^_ ^ _ tion cannot be efiected, an operation will ^TO^ -^ be n ecessary. The hernia should be exposed by cutting through ^ the integument a pi little npon one J side, and coming down upon the hernia, the finger is placed upon it, and a reduction efiected by careful manipulation. Care should be taken that the nails upon the hand are trimmed close, in. GOOD FOB HEAVr DRAFTS. 350 ROWELTNG. order to prevent wounding the intestine. The wound shouldthen be closed by means of the interrupted suture. A foldedcloth should then be applied to the part, and retained by means ofa continuous bandage crossed between the legs from side to sidein the form of the figure 8. Sometimes the intestine becomesstrangulated, constituting strangulated hernia, the reduction ofwhich requires an operation as before mentioned. If, however,it is found impossible, then to reduce it, the finger should bepassed through the opening, if possible, and a probe-pointedbistoury following upon it, enlarge the opening and replace theintestine. The same treatment as before indicated will be ne-cessary. The symptoms of strangulated hernia are very similar tothose of acute enteritis, or inf
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