. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. the scrotum has to be closed Avith an ordinarystitch, and it is advisal)le to place a small drain, like a silk thread, intoone of the corners of the wound. No dressing is recjuired provided theanimal is muzzled. Ilealing occurs generally within a few days. If,however, we have a case in which we wish to operate for inguinal or INGUINAL AND SCROTAL HERNIA 380 scrotal hernia, we deviate from the above-described method of castrationby ligating the intersecting membrane externally and as close as possibleto the external inguinal ring, having first twisted
. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. the scrotum has to be closed Avith an ordinarystitch, and it is advisal)le to place a small drain, like a silk thread, intoone of the corners of the wound. No dressing is recjuired provided theanimal is muzzled. Ilealing occurs generally within a few days. If,however, we have a case in which we wish to operate for inguinal or INGUINAL AND SCROTAL HERNIA 380 scrotal hernia, we deviate from the above-described method of castrationby ligating the intersecting membrane externally and as close as possibleto the external inguinal ring, having first twisted the sac several times,the wound is sewed up and a bandage put on for several days. In valu-able breeding animals the testicle of the affected side only is removed. Inguinal Hernia in the Bitch.—This is generally observed in bitchesthat have had puppies, although it has also appeared early in life fromno apparent cause. It is also congenital. Gutman saw a bitch threemonths old that had an inguinal hernia. This condition is either lateral. Fig. 127.—Genital organs of the dog: 1, Scrotum opened; 2, right testicle; 3, body of the epididy-mis; 3, globus major and, 3, globus minor; 4, spermatic cord; 5, vas deferens; 6, prepuce (partiallydissected); 7, free portion of the penis; 7, posterior attachment of the penis; 8, erectile masses (bulbousbodies); 8, size of erectile masses when distended by blood. or bilateral. The hernial sac in this condition is doul^le, the internalbeing peritoneum, the external the skin and part of the mammarygland. In a hernia of any size we find it invariably contains theuterus, particularly when that organ is heavy with foetus, or otherabdominal organs, for instance the bladder, loops of intestine, or theomentum. Cadeac found in a unilateral inguinal rupture the size ofa childs head on the right side, the entire intestinal tract and on theleft side the omentum, the spleen, uterus and the bladder. An 390 HERNIAL RUPTURE inguinal hernia in the l)itch if
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