128 CASTRATION OF CRYPTORCHID BOARS 



The vas deferens, gubernaculum, or epididymis having 

 been recognized, it is grasped and, with the testicle follow- 

 ing, drawn through the flank incision and detached by 

 means of the emasculator or by other hemostatic method. 



If one testicle has been removed and the operator errone- 

 ously performs laparatomy on the wrong side, he may reach 

 across to the opposite side and complete the operation. If 

 both testicles be cryptorchid, and the uppermost gland has 

 been removed, the fingers or hand may be passed across the 

 floor of the belly to the opposite side and the distal gland 

 located, withdrawn and removed through the opening 

 already made. 



When the laparotomy incision is made well up in the 

 flank, only cutaneous sutures are required. They are made 

 of strong linen. 



The technic here described answers for cryptorchidy in 

 dogs and cats. Cryptorchidy in ruminants is rarely sub- 

 mitted to surgical procedure because the presence of testi- 

 cles does not taint the meat and up to sex maturity does 

 not interfere with growth. They are, therefore, usually 

 slaughtered early. In exceptional cases where surgical in- 

 terference is demanded, the technic described for the boar 

 suffices. 



