Veterinary medicine, animal castration, surgery and obstetrics simplified . ly called originalhorses. And for the benefit of those wishing to post them-selves I have defined the three common terms used to design-ate horses of this class. Prof. Liautard, of the New York Veterinary College,in his treatise on animal castration has adopted the namecry ptorchide, which is more expressive of the abnormal con-ditions ; for this reason we have used it. The name Ridgling * Note—Do not put off this washing for the operator to do, asthe washing of itself is liable to cause some irritation and swelling,wh
Veterinary medicine, animal castration, surgery and obstetrics simplified . ly called originalhorses. And for the benefit of those wishing to post them-selves I have defined the three common terms used to design-ate horses of this class. Prof. Liautard, of the New York Veterinary College,in his treatise on animal castration has adopted the namecry ptorchide, which is more expressive of the abnormal con-ditions ; for this reason we have used it. The name Ridgling * Note—Do not put off this washing for the operator to do, asthe washing of itself is liable to cause some irritation and swelling,which will subside in a week or ten days if the foregoing instruc-tions are minutely followed. The parts, not only the parts oper-ated upon, but the whole animal should be in prime condition. Ifthe animal has or appears to be bordering on disease, you must puthim under treatment, deferring the operation for a time. 146 CRYPTORCHIDE (RIDGLING) CASTRATION. comes from the French word Ridge, meaning halved. Thusit will be seen that a ridgling horse is a half castrated horse,. [THE CRYPTORCHIDE— RIDGLING.] A, Vasdeferens; B, Floating Testicle; C, Epididymis; D, Spermatic Cord. regardless of the location of the testicle. Original/ Thefirst of its kind. Hence it will be seen that the primitivemeaning of the word original could not possibly be con-strued as relating; to a thing which has been remodeled orfixed over. Cryptor-chide, Having a secret testicle. Thisname is the proper one, as it carries with it a meaning. How-ever, the name cuts no figure in the operation, and we feelthat this little work would be quite incomplete without a wordon this important branch of veterinary surgery—a branchwhich seems to baffle the skill of so many good vets. Yet, itis simple and easy when once you know how. During themonths of July and August, 1889,1 castrated 53 cryptorchidesin Michigan and Northern Indiana, with perfect recovery inevery instance, and I have castrated over 300 cryptorchidesin
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