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Restraint— Preferably on operating table elevated to perpen- 

 dicular position or in the absence of a table the animal may be 

 hung up to a wall or post. In either event the tape muzzle is ap- 

 plied as a protection against bites. 



Instruments— 1. Miles' hook castrating knife. (Figure 25.) 



2. Emasculator. (Figures 102 and 103.) 



3. Riehter's needle holder. (Figure 34.) 



4. Surgeon's needle (full curved) carrying 20 inches of No. 12 

 braided silk for sutures. 



Anatomy — A comprehensive idea of the location and relation of 



108 — Abdominal Incision. 



