SEQUELAE OP ('ARTRATION T?. 



thoroughly ck'atise the parts witli autiseptiu sohitioii and make an etJort to 

 ligate the arterJ^ The ligature used shoidd be elironiieized eatgut (10 day). 

 If silk or any other form of unabsorhable ligature material is used a scro- 

 tal fistula is liable to result. In tlie event it is fouiul imjiossible to locate 

 aiul ligate the artery, one would be justified in packing tlie canal aud scro- 

 tum with sterile gauze and suturing tlie skin incision. Remove the packing 



Pig, 53 — A. Edema of sheaih fourth day after castration. 



in twenty-four hours and irrigate the parts once daily with an antiseptic 

 solittion. 



EDEMA OF SHEATH AND VENTRAL SITRFACE OF ABDOMEN 



Edema as a sequela of castration (Fig. o3) is a condition which we may 

 reasonably expect in the great majority of instances, especially may we ex- 

 pect it in' aged stallions and those which are kept stabled and not allowed 

 tlie requisite amount of exercise. Unless tlie .sheath and alidomiual swell- 



