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 . pastern (a) by means of a loop, then it is passed throughbuckle (c), thence upward under surcingle (b), then downuntil it reaches buckle again. Restraint of One Hind Leg. The object of restraint or control of one hind leg is prin-cipally to prevent kicking. However, such restraint oftentimeshas the effect of diverting the animals attention and causing itto remain quiet while an examination is being made or a minoroperation performed.
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 . pastern (a) by means of a loop, then it is passed throughbuckle (c), thence upward under surcingle (b), then downuntil it reaches buckle again. Restraint of One Hind Leg. The object of restraint or control of one hind leg is prin-cipally to prevent kicking. However, such restraint oftentimeshas the effect of diverting the animals attention and causing itto remain quiet while an examination is being made or a minoroperation performed. The twitch must always be used in con-nection with any side line method. The hind leg may be con-trolled in a variety of ways. The principal ones are as follows: Hock Tivitch. The hock twitch, Figure 34, is for the pur-pose of preventing the animal from flexing thehock. It is made from a heavy piece of rope 18to 22 inches long, with a loop or opening in eachend through which a stick of wood about II/2inches in diameter and 12 inches long is twitch is placed around leg from 4 to 6inches above the hock and tightened by rotatingthe stick of Ig. 32 RESTRAINT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. The tail can be utilized in connection with restraint of onehind leg, Figure 35. This is done bj a special form of knotwhich will not slip when the weight is thrown on the tail,
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