. Animal castration : a book for the use of students and practitioners. torn loose with the finger nail and brought tothe outside. AVith free end of tube and ovary in one hand thehorn is followed up to its biflication. AVhen biflication is reachedthe opposite horn is grasped and opposite ovary located and re-moved from al)domen in like manner. Both ovaries are now re-moved from their fallopian tubes with emascvdator. The stump oftubes and horns are replaced in abdominal cavity. Recleanse thewound by sponging with antiseptic solution, after which close withtwo or three interrupted through and t
. Animal castration : a book for the use of students and practitioners. torn loose with the finger nail and brought tothe outside. AVith free end of tube and ovary in one hand thehorn is followed up to its biflication. AVhen biflication is reachedthe opposite horn is grasped and opposite ovary located and re-moved from al)domen in like manner. Both ovaries are now re-moved from their fallopian tubes with emascvdator. The stump oftubes and horns are replaced in abdominal cavity. Recleanse thewound by sponging with antiseptic solution, after which close withtwo or three interrupted through and through sutures. Theanimal is now ready to release. If inexperienced it is well for theoperator to insert uterine sound or probe into the vagina, as by thismeans the finding of uterus and horns is oftentimes greatly facili-tated. AVith the experienced operator the sound is superfluous. Restraint (Flank Method)—The usual means of restraint whenspaying by this method is the application of a tape muzzle andfixing the right hind and both fore feet together with a strong. Fig. 189—Bitch Spaying (Flank Method.) A, Abdominal Incision; U. Knife; C, Left LeiD, Three Legs Fixed Together; E, Muzzle. Animal Castration 209 cord. With one assistant at the head and another with left hindleg, the animal is sufficiently secure for the operation. Operative Technique—The site of incision is in triangle offlank. This triangle is bound superiorly by transverse processesof lumbar vertebrae. Anteriorly by posterior border of last riband posteriorly by external angle of illium. The direction of in-cision should be slightly diagonal, extending downward and back-ward. About 11/2 inches is the usual length. (See Fig. 189.) Thisiiicision should penetrate all coats of the abdominal wall (skin,subcutaneous connective tissue, fascia, external and internaloblique abdominal muscles and peritoneum). With the indexfinger introduced into the abdominal cavity the uppermost hornis located and drawn out through
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