Restraint of domestic animals; a book for the use of students and practitioners; 312 illustrations from pen drawings and 26 half tones from original photographs . by use of casting harness and ropes means re-straint in its broadest sense. With these special appliances weare enabled to render the animal absolutely motionless and atthe same time harmless. When thus properly restrained the ani-mal is entirely at our mercy, and we can with safety and con-fidence proceed with whatever operation we wish to undertake. Casting and securing harness, and rope methods, vary muchin their make-up. They not
Restraint of domestic animals; a book for the use of students and practitioners; 312 illustrations from pen drawings and 26 half tones from original photographs . by use of casting harness and ropes means re-straint in its broadest sense. With these special appliances weare enabled to render the animal absolutely motionless and atthe same time harmless. When thus properly restrained the ani-mal is entirely at our mercy, and we can with safety and con-fidence proceed with whatever operation we wish to undertake. Casting and securing harness, and rope methods, vary muchin their make-up. They not only vary in different countriesbut in different sections of the same country. The original de-signs are constantly being modified by different practitioners. Knots Used in Restraint for Fixing the Various Ropes,Cords and Straps. In order to properly fix or secure ropes,cords or straps, the surgeon should knowthe formation of the different varieties ofknots used for this purpose. Figure 125 represents the Gramy formation of this knot is somewhatFig 125. The Gramy tedious and complicated; however, whenKnot. once formed or applied it will not RESTRAINT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. Figure 126 illustrates the doublehitch or Clove hitch knot. Thisknot is made by forming two loopsand throwing them together. This isone of the principal knots used inrecumbent restraint with casting har-ness and ropes. The half hitch Jcnotso often mentioned and used is sim-ply a part of this double hitch knotand is very simple in its formation. Figure 127 represents the truelovers knot. This is a knot whichis simple in its formation; however,on account of its liability to slip orbecome untied, it is of doubtful value in restraint technique.
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