Identifier: animalcastration00whit (find matches)
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
Digitizing Sponsor: NCSU Libraries

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strength of one tablespoonful to each quartof water. Bandage upper one-third of tail. Chloral or cannabisIndica administered 30 or 40 minutes before operating is helpfulin most instances. Position—Standing. 154 Animal Castration Restraint—If a suitable operating stock is available it shouldbe used. In lieu of the stocks a narrow box stall and slings are thenext best method of restraint for spaying operation. When nar-row stall and sling are used it becomes necessaiy to confine thehind feet in such a way that the operator is not subjected to thedanger of kicks. The simplest method which will answer the pur-pose is illustrated in Figure 127. It consists of the nose twitchapplied and held by an assistant; also an 18-foot %-inch cottcmrope and one hobble strap. Loop end of rope around off hindpastern, then pass it through D of near hind, then upwards andforwards between fore legs, over withers and under main ropebehind elbow. Another method is the Hippo Lasso. (See Figs.135 and 136.)
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Fig. 127—Restraint for Spaying in Standing Posture. While the last two methods described are simple and will answerthe purpose, there is at least one qiiite serious objection to them,viz: The animal may in her struggles cast herself, or she mayvoluntarily lie down, which greatly interferes with the progress Animal Castration 155 of the operation. Whenever possible it is always advisable to for-tify yourself against the animal lying down. Instruments—1. Colins Scalpel (Fig. 128) is decidedly themost satisfactory knife for vaginal spaying. This knife possessesa heavy blade with wide belly guarded by an easily manipulatedsliding shield. A knife thus constructed can be safely handled in-side the vaginal canal.

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