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ANIJIAL CASTRATION 



tlie apex of the serotum and bring it down to near the apex. Tlie incision 

 should be made through the sldn, subcutaneous connective tissue dartos 

 and tunica vaginalis. This exposes the testicle. Grasp the testicle with 

 the right hand and with the left strip the attached scrotal tissue from the 

 cord until the cord itself is isolated well up to the summit of the scrotum. 

 The final step of the operation consists in grasping the testicle with the 



Fig. 68 — Method of making lateral or side scrotlal Incision. A. Right testicle In 



scrotum; B, scrotum; C, knife; D. position of the right hand; E. position 



of the left hand; F, Incision. 



left hand and making two pounds traction on its cord. With the riglit 

 hand apply the emasculator to the spermatic cord and force the emascu- 

 lator well to the top of the scrotum. By bringing the handles together the 

 cord and its coverings are severed. The opposite testicle is in like manner 

 removed. 



(b) Tlie other metliod of making scrotal incisions (Fig. 69) consists 

 in grasping the base of the scrotum with the left hand and by compressing 



