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ANIMAL CASTRATION 



diseased or indurated pcii-tion of the cord. If the entire cord is diseased, 

 one sliould proceed to dissect up the canal to a point in cdose proximity 

 to the internal abdominal vmg. Usually after the cord is released from 

 its scrotal adhesions the remainder of the dissection process can be com- 

 pleted by tearing- with the fingers. All freely bleeding blood-vessels — 

 except those in the cord itself — should be ligated as you proceed. When 



Fig. 60 — Well developed hydrocele ("water bag") in a three-year-old mule. 



A, Hydrocele. 



the growth is freed from all surrounding attachments the ecraseur chain 

 should be placed around it as high ivp as necessary, and with continued 

 traction from the vulsellum forceps the cord is quieklj^ severed. 



If the cord is too large to be severed by the ecraseur, then ligation must 

 be resorted to. In such event the cord should be transfixed and ligated 

 in several sections. The scrotal wound should now be irrigated thoroughly 



