TART ONE 

 SECTION 1 



CASTRATION OF MALES 



PRELIMINARY MEASURES 



Selection of Instruments 



In the performance of any surgical operation, every 

 reputable surgeon has his decided preference with re- 

 gard to the instruments and appliances to be used, 

 and while it is not our purpose to recommend any 

 particular make of instruments, we do deem it wise 

 to call attention to the fact that there are a discov- 



Fig. 1— A CASTRATING KNIFE OF A GOOD PATTERN, HAVING 

 A SHORT BLADE WITH CONVEX CUTTING EDGE 



ered few on the market the faulty construction of 

 which makes them very undesirable for the purpose 

 of castration. 



Especially must the instrument used for this pur- 

 pose be a properly designed one and of a convenient 

 size. Castrating knives are made of the hoe blade or 

 hooked pattern, or equipped with a rather short blade 

 having a very convex cutting edge, and are preferably 

 devoid of a sharp point. 



For the ablation of the testicle, the emasculator 

 is the more widely used instrument by scientific vet- 

 erinarians, and so long as it is constructed in such 

 manner that division of the cord may be effected 



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