Title: The veterinary science (microform) : the anatomy, diseases and treatment of domestic animals also containing a full description of medicines and receipts
Identifier: cihm_09746 (find matches)
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Hodgins, J. E. (Joseph Edmund), b. 1872; Haskett, T. H. (Thomas Henry), b. 1873
Subjects: Cattle; Horses; Veterinary medicine; Bovins; Chevaux; Médecine vétérinaire
Publisher: Toronto : Heal & Fleming
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( 1 vl'i * bowels will be empty, as it makes it easier on the horse when he is thrown down and tied. Before throwing the colt down, satisfy yourself by examining and asking if the colt has had any rup- ture ; if he is ruptured he will have to be operated on differently. It is also a good plan to examine if both testicles are down before throwing the animal. In aged horses, if the sheath is dirty it is best to wash it out and oil it well with lard a few days befpre operating; it often prevents swelling after castrating. THROWING OR CASTING THE ANIMAL FOR THE OPERATION. There are various ways of Joing this—some use the belt tackling, others use Farmer Miles' tackling—but the simplest and most used in this country is the rope tackling, as shown in cut below. This tackling consists of about forty feet of rope, ; inch
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rope will do if good; make a loop by doubling it in the centre^ tie a knot and slip the loop over the head, pass the ends of the rope back, one on each side, and run the rope through the ring in the hind hobble, which is made out of heavy, thick straps, and buckles on the hind leg below the fetlock, and has a ring in front of it to run the rope through. This hobble is better than putting the rope around under the fetlock, as the rope burns the leg. Pass the rope forward after it is put through the ring in the hobble up to the neck and through the loop at the neck. Have a man hold the head while one on each side pulls on the rope, same as seen in the cut; this will throw the animal. Now tie him securely so that he will not hurt himself, then proceed with the operation.

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