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made over each testicle separately, the organ is withdrawn, 

 and the cord is twisted several times and slowly scraped 

 through. Another method commonly adopted is to employ 

 traction on the cord until it gives way ; with either of these 

 methods the haemorrhage is very slight. The surgeon should 

 always be careful not to leave pieces of the cord protruding 

 trom the wounds, as if this is done the projecting piece 

 becomes indurated, and causes pain and irritation, especially 

 in cats. It may even lead to death. 



In old dogs, those of large breeds, and those which have 



Fig. [76. — Aged Fox-terrier with Ectopic Right Testicle and Orchitis, 

 the Left One being normally placed in the Scrotum. 



diseased conditions of the cord, more care must be taken. 

 For these cases an anesthetic should always be administered, 

 as the operation is necessarily to some extent prolonged. 

 The testicle is exposed in the usual way, and removed either 

 by slow scraping after twisting the cord several times, by 

 excision after the. application of an aseptic ligature, by an 

 emasculator, by the clamp and iron, or by torsion forceps and 

 clamp. Each method is good in its way, and the choice 

 must be left to the discretion of the operator. 



When aseptic precautions have been rigidly adopted, the 

 scrotal wound may be sutured and covered with iodoform or 



