. Animal castration; a book for the use of students and practitioners. Castration; Spaying. COM PLICATIONS IN CASTRATION 61 skin incision securely with strong uninterrupted sutures. Packing the scrotum can do no harm, and there is a possibility, in fact a probability, of its saving the life of a patient. Especially is this true should colicky pains ensue within twelve hours after operating, in which event the rolling and tumbling of the animal would have a tendency to cause bowTel pro- trusion. As a precautionary measure I cannot too strongly recommend packing the scrotum before the animal is
. Animal castration; a book for the use of students and practitioners. Castration; Spaying. COM PLICATIONS IN CASTRATION 61 skin incision securely with strong uninterrupted sutures. Packing the scrotum can do no harm, and there is a possibility, in fact a probability, of its saving the life of a patient. Especially is this true should colicky pains ensue within twelve hours after operating, in which event the rolling and tumbling of the animal would have a tendency to cause bowTel pro- trusion. As a precautionary measure I cannot too strongly recommend packing the scrotum before the animal is allowed to rise to his feet. If only one testicle is undescended remove the other as in ordinary castration and the operation is complete. If the animal is a double cryp- torchid, turn it on the other side and repeat the operation on the other side without delay. Never attempt to remove both testicles from the one abdominal opening, as in order to do so it is necessary to eidarge the. Fig. 49—Testicle of a "ridgling" horse. opening sufficiently to admit the whole hand; such a large perforation in the abdominal wall is dangerous and such a procedure bad practice. Intra-1 n<juinal Ridgling This is the variety in which the testicle (testes) is inside the abdominal cavity, while a portion of the spermatic cord and sometimes the epididymis is in the upper part of the inguinal canal, of course surrounded by the tunica vaginalis. (Fig. 50.) This corresponds to Miles' No. 4. This is the class which is liable to confuse the inexperienced operator. Objects and indications, age, season, preparation, restraint, position, instruments, anatomy, washing, sterilization of instruments, cleansing the operator's hands and disinfection of the operative field are the sa:ne as those employed in castrating the intra-abdominal ridgling. Operative Teehnie—The incisions are made and the scrotum and inguinal canal invaded in the same manner as that employed in the intra-abdominal variety
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