16 ANIMAL CASTRATION 



\\ithuul. .siibsequi'iit hemorrhage, the cwsujitials exist, 

 and it remains a matter of choice with the operator 

 as to which particular style of this instrument he 



Fig. 2— A SUITABLE CASTRATING KNIFE HAVING A 

 HOOKED BLADE 



may prei'er to use. The same statement is true of 

 the ecraseur, and as these two instruments are the 

 Ijrineipal ones employed in the castrating operation, 

 none others will be mentioned here. 



As in the case of all surgical instruments, it is most 

 important that they be properly cared for — kept clean 

 and dry when not in use. It is quite impossible to 

 keep an instrument clean after the plating has be- 

 come damaged. Every veterinarian should have suffi- 

 cient pride in the appearance of his equipment to keep 



Fig. 3— A VERY GOOD STYLE OF EMASCULATOR WITH EXTRA 

 ATTACHMENT TO INSURE HEMOSTASIS 



it in good condition, even though it were not urgent 

 to do so in the case of castrating instruments, to pre- 

 sent possible infection, and only the practitioners who 

 have this innate pride will tend to raise the standard 

 of their profession. Castrating instruments should be 



