PAKT III. 



Restraint of the Ox. 



The object of restraint of the ox is to protect the operator 

 iigainst personal injuries as a result of kicking as well as goring. 

 We also apply means of restraint for the purpose of immobil- 

 izing the animal sufficiently for examination and operation. 

 The character and thoroughness of the restraint depends entirely 

 upon the location, magnitude and painfulness of the operation 

 to be. undertaken. It also depends to a certain extent upon the 

 size, strength, and physical condition of the individual animal 

 and the number and ability of the surgeon's assistants. In 

 many instances, partial restraint in the standing posture will 

 suffice, while at other times complete restraint in the recumbent 

 posture becomes imperative. As a rule, little can be accom- 

 plished by gentleness and kindness in controlling animals of the 

 bovine species. Time may be saved and much vexation avoided 

 by proceeding at once with whatever restraint method it has been 

 decided to use. The ox is extremely susceptible to pain, and has 

 a tendency to actively resist as soon as a pain of any character 

 is inflicted, hence the necessity of prompt and efficient restraint. 



