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table is the most convenient. A cat, when no anaesthetic 

 is used, may either be rolled up in an ordinary towel (care 

 being taken not to cause suffocation), with the parts to be 

 operated upon left exposed, or held by an assistant as shown 

 in the photograph (Fig. 175). An old-fashioned and very 

 effectual way used to be to put the animal head downwards 

 in a top-boot or the sleeve of an overcoat. 



In the method illustrated in Fig. 175, the cat is lifted up by 

 the shoulders, the fore and hind limbs on each side being 



Fig- 175. — Method of holding Cat for Castration. 



crossed over one another and grasped tightly. The first 

 fingers are then crossed under the throat, and the thumbs 

 are pressed firmly at the back of the head in such a way that 

 the cat cannot get its mouth down, or even sideways, to use 

 its teeth. The tail is pulled out of the way, and the hind- 

 legs are held widely apart. The operator should never stand 

 immediately behind the patient, as the animal is apt to eject 

 a stream of odoriferous urine in that direction. 



The Operation is performed as follows : An incision is 



