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Title: Animal castration, a book for the use of students and practitioners;
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: White, George Ransom, 1874- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Castration Spaying
Publisher: Nashville, Tenn., The author
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Fig. 73âRemoving Testicle of Ridgling Bull with Emasculator. G, Flank Incision;H, Emasculator; I, Testicle; J, Hand.
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Fig. 74âFlank Incision Closed by Three Interrupted Sutures. K, Sutures. 104 Animal Castration The flank incision itself is by far the most important step of theoperation, and remember that there is only one proper way tomake it. Learn how it should be made and make it that way. If we are invading the left flank the operators left hand shouldbe forced through the abdominal incision and a careful searchmadeâtoward the pelvic regionâfor either the testicle or sper-matic cord. One or both of them will soon be encountered. Bringthe testicle outside the abdominal cavity if the cord is sufficientlylong to permit it. Then sever cord with emasculator and dropstump of cord back into the abdominal cavity. If the cord is notlong enough to permit testicle being brought out of abdomen, thenthe emasculator or ecraseur may be passed through the incisionand cord severed inside. The wound is now sponged off with antiseptic solution andclosed by three interrupted sutures. After Care and Treatmentâ

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