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wound is closed liy means of a continuous suture and 

 the wound margins smeared with pine tar. No after- 

 care is necessary but if convenient, it is well to re- 

 move the sutures in about a week. 



Interstitial Cryptorchidy. — In cases of this type the 

 testicle is often found concealed in the lower abdom- 

 inal wall, usually covered by the skin and fascia, and 

 located in the region of the flank or alongside the 

 sheath. The testicle may readily be recognized by its 

 firm contour, and is secured by incising the skin and 

 fascia directly overlying it, and thus exposed, the tes- 

 ticle is removed with the emasculator. The skin in- 

 cision is not necessarily sutured as the usual location 

 oL' the testicle in these cases is such that a very small 

 opening will enal)le the opei'ator to secure and re- 

 move it, and the position of the wound provides for 

 good drainage. No al'ter-eare is eustoniai;v. 



Sequelae 



In the castration of adult or aged bulls, resultant 

 post-operative hemorrhage is a condition frequently 

 encountered, and because of the sometimes serious con- 

 sequences, it becomes uT'gent that the veterinarian ob- 

 serve well and follow the preventive measures pro- 

 vided for in the successful performance of this opera- 

 tion on mature animals. Where the operator employs 

 a good emasculator or ecraseur and takes reasonable 

 precaution against hemorrhage, fatalily is not likely 

 to result from the operation. Where hemorrhage ex- 

 ists in a degree not evidently death-producing, the 

 internal administration of atropin in a full physiolog- 

 ical dose will prove very beneficial. The confinement 

 of the subject in inactivity in a tie stall for from 24 

 to 48 hours will also favor spontaneous hemostasis, and 



