. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. 556 OPERATIONS ON THE GENITO-UEINAEY Fig. 467.—Catheter. tained, but they are not in as general use as the simpler and cheaper kind above described. Indiar-rubber instruments, more or less pliable, constructed on the same general plan, are also made. In soUpeds, urethral catheterism can be performed either when the animal is standing or in the recumbent position. In the first case he is kept quiet by the appHcation of a twitch on one lip and of the hobbles on his hind legs. This done, the first step is to secure control
. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. 556 OPERATIONS ON THE GENITO-UEINAEY Fig. 467.—Catheter. tained, but they are not in as general use as the simpler and cheaper kind above described. Indiar-rubber instruments, more or less pliable, constructed on the same general plan, are also made. In soUpeds, urethral catheterism can be performed either when the animal is standing or in the recumbent position. In the first case he is kept quiet by the appHcation of a twitch on one lip and of the hobbles on his hind legs. This done, the first step is to secure control of the penis by drawing it out of the sheath, which must fixst have been thoroughly cleaned and washed to remove all the sebaceous secretion which by its greasy consistency renders this step of the operation quite a difficult one, many animals resisting the attempt to accompUsh this with aU their force. But by obtaining and retaining a firm hold of the penis above the glans, and drawing upon it slowly, firmly and steadily, the resist- ance of the animal may be at length overcome, and the organ brought into full view. The operator then, guided by the little protrusion of the urethral canal, in the middle and a little toward the lower border of the glans, carefully introduces the instru- ment, which should be freely lubricated with oil or vaseline, pushes it slowly toward the ischial arch. When the instrument. 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 Liautard, Alexandre Franc?ois Augustin, 1835-. New York, Sabiston & Murray
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