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nipple-like openings of the ducts. 4. By voluntary muscular con- 

 traction the sac or scent reservoir is compressed and the scent fluid 

 expelled. This fluid may be thrown for a distance of 12 to 15 feet, 

 and the direction of the stream is under thorough control of the 

 skunk. Of course, the amount of fluid is quite limited, but it is 

 usually sufficient to suffice. The character of the fluid is dirty 

 brown and feted, and is slightly phosphorescent at night. 



Fig. 20S — View of Posterior Aspect of Skunk. A, Anis; B-B, Anal Glands. 



Sterilization of Instruments and Cleansing Operator's Hands 

 — The instruments should be sterilized by boiling 15 to 20 minutes, 

 after which immerse them in Lysol or Cresol Compound, IT. S. P., 

 in the strength of one tablespoonf ul to each quart of water. Wash 

 hands with tincture green soap, using scrub brush, after which 

 rinse them with the above mentioned antiseptic solution. 



Preparation of Operative Field — Don't forget that the skunk 

 is now supposed to be under the glass. Clip hair from around the 

 rectum for a distance — in each direction — of at least one inch. 

 Wash parts with antiseptic solution and paint skin over site of 

 incisions with tincture iodine. 



