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Title: Animal castration : a book for the use of students and practitioners
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: White, George Ransom, 1874-
Subjects: Castration Spaying
Publisher: Nashville : Published by the author
Contributing Library: NCSU Libraries
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a spayed cow readily takes on fat and is easily put inshape for the butcher. The results attained wherever the opera-tion has been practiced justifies its more general adoption. Age—For treatment of nymphomania they are spayed regard-less of age. For increasing duration of lactation period it is bestto operate after the udder has attained its full development andwhile at height of lactation. This would mean when the second orthird calf is about 3 to 4 weeks old. Some cows are in their primewith second calf, while others are not until the third calf. Theudder never develops and the milk flow never increases afterspaying, hence it behooves the operator not to make a mistake inselecting the proper time to operate. Never operate during theperiod of heat. Season—Since the vaginal operation is the method recom-mended the season does not play an important part. They maybe spayed with safety at any season. Preparation—The alimentary tract, especially rectum, should Animal Castration 165
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Fig, 140—Cow Fixed to Fence by Means of Ropes for Spaying Operation. 166 Animal Casteation be empty. Hence it becomes necessary to withhold feed for 30hours previous to operating. Immediately before operating therectum should be emptied of its contents either by back rakingor a coi^ious enema. Bcstraint—The ojjeration should always be performed withanimal in the standing posture. Stocks (Fig. 139) are preferablewhen they are available. However, when stocks are not at handthe animal may be quickly fixed to wall or fence with ropes (Fig.140). The head is first fastened to post, after which a 30-foot ropeis looped around body and fastened to fence or wall as sho^m. Inthis position the animal can be readily spayed without lying down,etc. Position—Standing. Instruments—1. Colins Scalpel. (Fig. 128.) 2. Williams Ratchet Spaying Ecraseur (Fig. 129), or DunnsSpaying Ecraseur (Fig. 130). 3. Williams Spaying Speculum (Fig. 133), or PaseleysSpaying Speculum (Fig. 134). 4. Injection pump.

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