Practical Methods of 

 Cryptorchidectomy 



By Charles Prazier, B. Sc, M. D. V., Professor of 



Pathology and Bacteriology and Dean of the 



McKillip Veterinary College, Chicago 



It is my purpose in this article to outline a 

 technic which has given uniform success in my 

 hands, one that is based on a thorough study of 

 the anatomical and surgical conditions met, and 

 one which I am sure any one can follow who has 

 any skill whatsoever. I want at this point to em- 

 phasize the fact that the operation, as practically 

 carried out, is a simple one. 



Preparation of the Patient.— This can be 

 summarized in one statement. Have the patient's 

 bowels moderately full of ingesta and absolutely 

 free from the irritability produced by cathartics, 

 change of food and emptiness. Do not give 



*Beprinted from the American Jaimud of VtUrinaTy Mtdiciiu, 

 Kay, 1911. 



