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thrown and the legs tied as the case demands. Dogs 

 should always have their mouths tied tightly shut by 

 using a strip of stout cloth, two inches wide, and tying 

 it about the muzzle; the ends can then be brought 

 around and tied behind the animal 7 s head to keep him 

 from scratching the muzzle off. 



Fig. 37. The half-hitch method of throwing a bull 



ANESTHETICS 



For all surgical operations when an animal will be 

 subjected to great pain, anesthetics should be used 

 wherever practicable. Horses take chloroform well, but 

 dogs do not and are very likely to die from its effects 

 unless great care is used when it is administered. For 



