A CASTRATOR S ERROR 85 



the other testicle. The horse was now very weak 

 and ate but little, his sheath was a tremendous 

 size, like a sack of potatoes. 



Mr. C. E. Smith, M. R. C. V. S., saw the horse 

 in my stead. He found the sheath almost justi- 

 fied the description given it by the owner of the 

 horse. It was engorged and pointing in places 

 with infiltrated urine. After casting the animal 

 and well lubricating the inside of the sheath with 

 vaseline, he discovered, after a lot of tedious ma- 

 nipulation, the mutilated end of the penis about a 

 foot away from the natural opening of the sheath. 

 The swelling being so severe, the urine could only 

 come away in a small dribble, so he decided to 

 make an opening for the penis stump to come 

 through the sheath in a position close to the 

 proper castration wounds. The urethra pro- 

 truded about one-eighth inch, but it was impossi- 

 ble to get a skin attachment for it; so it was left 

 as it was with the intention of completing this 

 part of the operation later on when the swelling 

 had subsided. Punctures were made in various 

 parts of the sheath to allow the urine which had 

 infiltrated into the surrounding tissues to drain 



