. Animal castration; a book for the use of students and practitioners. Castration; Spaying. CASTRATION OF THE RAM 121 down below the incision. By a nick of the knife incise the tunics and ex- pose the testicles, after which grasp them (of course separately) with the right hand and make outward traction, at the same time isolating the cords by stripping them of their coverings to a point near the summit of the scrotum. With the left hand grasp the testicle, at the same time pro- ducing two pounds outward traction on the spermatic cord. With the right hand apply the emasculator to the cord and b
. Animal castration; a book for the use of students and practitioners. Castration; Spaying. CASTRATION OF THE RAM 121 down below the incision. By a nick of the knife incise the tunics and ex- pose the testicles, after which grasp them (of course separately) with the right hand and make outward traction, at the same time isolating the cords by stripping them of their coverings to a point near the summit of the scrotum. With the left hand grasp the testicle, at the same time pro- ducing two pounds outward traction on the spermatic cord. With the right hand apply the emasculator to the cord and by forcing it well up to the summit of the scrotum sever the cord and its coverings by bringing the. Fig. 100—Severing spermatic cords and their coverings with the emasculator. handles of the instrument together. Figure 100 illustrates the manner in which the cords are severed with the emasculator. After-Care—The most essential precaution to be taken after rams and lambs are castrated is to place them in sanitary surroundings, away from danger of wound contamination by barn and barnyard manure and dirt. In favorable weather a pasture is the ideal place. In bad weather a pre- viously cleaned hallway or shed, well bedded with fresh straw, is to be desired. Sheep are quite prone to septic infection, hence to attain success- ful results infection must be strictly guarded against for several days after castration. Tetanus is a not uncommon sequel to castration of lambs. Never operate during "fly ;. 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 White, George R. (George Ransom), 1874-. Chicago, American Veterinay Pub. Co.
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