94 ANIMAL CASTRATION 



niovc^d i'l'oiii the canal at Uie same time and the hand 

 is not -withdrawn mitil the opci'ation is completed. 



After-Care. — No attentive al'ter-care is necessary 

 following this oi^evation except that the animal should 

 be observed for a few hours as colic sometimes occurs. 

 ]\[ares should be given a laxative diet and observed 

 daily lest constipation result because of the pain which 

 attends defecation for a few days after the operation. 



Results. — In eases of chronic nymphomania in older 

 mares where the condition has existed for a few years, 

 complete recovery from it should not be expected im- 

 mediately. The process is gradual and sometimes not 

 completely satisfactory for a few months. 



This operation has been performed nnder very ad- 

 verse conditions in fillies eighteen months of age (nor- 

 mal animals) with results which justify the advisability 

 of spaying in every case of nymphomania. Done with 

 reasonable skill, the mortality from this operation is 

 very low. 



