CHAPTEK 11. 



RESTEAIJfT OF THE OX IN RECUMBENT POSTURE. 



The OX is easily cast and secured for oj)eration. This may 

 be done with most any of the ordinary hobbles, ropes and cast- 

 ing harness which are used in casting and restraining the horse. 

 These have already been illustrated and described in Part 11. 



The ox may also be secured on most of the equine operating 

 tables which were also illustrated and described in Part II. 

 However, there are a few special methods that are used exclu- 

 sively in ox surgery. To make this volume complete, it will 

 be necessary at this point to briefly consider the special appli- 

 ances for subjection and restraint of the ox. In casting and 

 securing this animal precautions must be taken against fractur- 

 ing the horns and rupturing the rumen. It is always advisable 

 to have the animal empty by fasting several hours before cast- 

 ing, and to cast upon a thick bed of straw or other soft material. 

 In all cases the head should be supplied with a halter, or the 

 nose clamp may be used. 



Fig. 264. Rueff's Method of Casting tlie Ox — First Position. 



