. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. 44 MEANS or RESTRAINT. the operator carries the leg forward until it reaches the outside sur- face of the shoulder, or the lateral parts of the neck, where the rope is secured by a double twist and knot around the coronet of the near hiad leg displaced. This awkward and painful position is for operations m the inguinal region, iacludiag castration, ia- guiaal hernia, removal of champignon, amputation of the penis, or removal of tumors. When the operations which have necessitated these various positions have been completed, the leg w


. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. 44 MEANS or RESTRAINT. the operator carries the leg forward until it reaches the outside sur- face of the shoulder, or the lateral parts of the neck, where the rope is secured by a double twist and knot around the coronet of the near hiad leg displaced. This awkward and painful position is for operations m the inguinal region, iacludiag castration, ia- guiaal hernia, removal of champignon, amputation of the penis, or removal of tumors. When the operations which have necessitated these various positions have been completed, the leg which has been restrained should be returned into its proper hobble, and this should be done slowly and carefully, avoiding any unnecessary motions or noises, and the animal relieved of his means of restraint as in all other operations. Pig. 32.—Side Bar Hobbles. In a few instances, however, aside from these various modes of securing individuals, the surgeon has recourse to the side bar hobbles, which carries a hobble of its own at each end, one hobble being fixed on a fore, the other on a hind leg. Some of the EngUsh veterinarians are using the cross hobbles,. Fig. 33.—Cross Hobbles. which has the advantage of being adapted for use upon legs diametrically opposite, such as the near fore and the off hind legs, and vice versa. B.—Casting with ro%>es. The hobbles are not the only kind of apparatus devised for throwing horses, nor are they all made according to the BngUsh pattern, although the same general principles pre- vaU in all. Ropes in the form of side hues, either single or. 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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