. Animal castration. Castration. 84 ANIMAL CASTRATION Technic.—In dogs as well as in cats, the hair should be carefully clipped away from the scrotum be- fore operating'. In the long-haired cats, this is quite essential, and the surgical field should be cleansed with a mild antiseptic solution. The scrotal incisions are made parallel with the median raphe, exposing both testicles, as indicated in the uncovered operation, and this may be done before amputation of either of the glands is attempted. The distal attachment of the. Fig. IS—SHOWING MANNER OF RESTRAINT OF MALE CAT FOR CASTRATION crema
. Animal castration. Castration. 84 ANIMAL CASTRATION Technic.—In dogs as well as in cats, the hair should be carefully clipped away from the scrotum be- fore operating'. In the long-haired cats, this is quite essential, and the surgical field should be cleansed with a mild antiseptic solution. The scrotal incisions are made parallel with the median raphe, exposing both testicles, as indicated in the uncovered operation, and this may be done before amputation of either of the glands is attempted. The distal attachment of the. Fig. IS—SHOWING MANNER OF RESTRAINT OF MALE CAT FOR CASTRATION cremaster muscle is severed which allows protrusion of the cord without resistance. Particularly is this essen- tial in cats as it is then possible to obviate any danger of the amputated end of the cord becoming adherent to the scrotal wound margins and causing local irritation or subsequent infection of the cord. The cord is preferably severed with an emasculator, of in cats, serrated scissors may be used. In the castra-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lacroix, John Victor, 1882-. Chicago, American journal of veterinary medicine
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