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and is kept quiet for twenty-four hours. At the 

 end of this time, in the uncomplicated cases, the 

 caretaker removes the sutures and pack after 

 which the patient is treated as he would be had 

 he been a straight colt. He is allowed to run at 

 large or is given plenty of exercise and a full 

 diet. I have never found irrigation or other 

 treatment of the wound necessary. He is kept 

 standing only twenty-four hours. 



In Conclusion.— We may say the uncompli- 

 cated case requires but a short time for castra- 

 tion and is but little affected by it. These cases 

 will feed immediately upon being tied in their 

 stalls and there are no post-operative complica- 

 tions of any sort to deal with. Swellings of the 

 scrotum and prepuce is usually less in evidence 

 than in straight colts as the pack produces a bet- 

 ter draining wound. Peritonitis is an evidence of 

 inexcusable errors and carelessness in operating. 

 Double cryptorchids are quite frequently met 

 with. They are handled as the single ones. Re- 

 moval of the two testicles through a single open- 

 ing is rarely advisable. Remembering that prac- 

 tically all cryptorchid testicles may be removed 



