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Animal Castration 



introducing the wound retractors, in which event if your bitch is 

 empty and the light bright — either the body of the uterus or its 

 horns can plainly be seen. With either tissue or haemostatic for- 

 ceps the horn is picked up and drawn out abdominal incision 

 where it is grasped between the index and second finger of the left 

 hand. With index finger of right, follow the horn and tube down- 

 ward to its attachment, and with a limited amount of traction on 

 horn the ovary is torn loose with the finger nail and brought to 

 the outside. With free end of tube and ovary in one hand the 

 horn is followed up to its biflication. When biflication is reached 

 the opposite horn is grasped and opposite ovary located and re- 

 moved from abdomen in like manner. Both ovaries are now re- 

 moved from their fallopian tubes with emasculator. The stump of 

 tubes and horns are replaced in abdominal cavity. Recleanse the 

 wound by sponging with antiseptic solution, after which close with 

 two or three interrupted "through and through" sutures. The 

 animal is now ready to release. If inexperienced it is well for the 

 operator to insert uterine sound or probe into the vagina, as by this 

 means the finding of uterus and horns is oftentimes greatly facili- 

 tated. With the experienced operator the sound is superfluous. 



Restraint (Flank Method) — The usual means of restraint when 

 spajung by this method is the application of a tape muzzle and 

 fixing the right hind and both fore feet together with a strong 



Fig. 189— Bitch Spaying (Flank Method.) A, Abdominal Incision; B, Knife; C, Left Leg; 

 D, Three Legs Fixed Together; E, Muzzle. 



