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ANJ.MAL CASTRATION 



Large dogs may be lield by two or more assistants or they may be se- 

 cured by tying' the legs together as illustrated in Figure 105. The opera- 

 tor should stand out of range of the strong stream of urine which is sure to 

 come as soon as tlie knife strikes tlie t(>sticle. 



Instridiieuts — 1. Williams' castrating knife. (Figure 2.) 2. Canine 

 and feline emasculator (Figures 102 and 103). 



Fig. 104 — Genitals of the clog. (Bllenberger-Leiserlng Atlas.) A, Acetabulum; 

 B, obtiirator foramen; C. ischio — cavernosnm portion, E, vas deferens; F, bulbus 

 glandis; I, testicle; J, tunica vaginalis; K, scrotum; L, prepuce; M, spermatic 

 cord. 



AiKitoinij — The scrotum is suspended below the anus. The raphe or 

 median line is not well marked. Tlie .skin covering the scrotum is soft and 

 thin and covered sjiarsely witli shoi't stiff hairs. 



