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ANIMAL CASTRATION 



where. "Where no provision for drainage has been 

 made and infection has occurred early, surgical re- 

 mo^■al of pns should be done that no interference with 

 primary union exists. The skin suture should be re- 

 moved in four or five days. The animal should receive 

 a light laxative diet following this operation and mod- 

 erate exercise pei'mitted. 



Fig. 22— THE SKIN AND FASCIA HAVE BEEN JOINED WITH A 

 CONTINUOUS SUTURE WHICH IS FIXED BY TYING TO- 

 GETHER THE SINGLE END OF THE THREAD ON ONE SIDE 

 WITH THE DOUBLE END ON THE OTHER 



Sequelae 



Shock. — While the operation is in progress, mani- 

 festation of shock is sometimes noticeable, and very 

 careful attention to the administration of the anesthetic 

 is necessary, especially in the case of delicate animals 

 as certain breeds of toy dogs, or those of the more 

 highly sensitive organism. The preoperative adminis- 

 tration of atropin is very beneficial in that the respira- 



