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VETERINARY SURGICAL OPERATIONS 



RESTRAINT. — Large dogs are secured on the operating 

 table and anaesthetized, while small ones are simply muzzled 

 and held by an assistant sitting upon a low stool. In medium- 

 sized dogs, two assistants are required, one, sitting upon a 

 stool, holding the body between his knees, and the head with 

 both hands, while the other holds the fore-legs with one hand 

 and the hind ones with the other. 



Delahanty, a dog fancier of some note, has invented a spe- 

 cial table for the purpose, which affords, par excellence, the 



Fig. 197— Delahanty's Table for Trimming Ears. 



best restraint for this operation. It consists of an ordinary 

 smooth pine board two feet wide and about four feet long, 

 in which five ovoid holes are made, one for each of the four 

 legs and one anteriorly for the nose. The dog is secured by 

 dropping the legs into the holes and tying them together 

 beneath. The nose is tied with a tape muzzle with which it 

 is drawn through, the front hole and there held firmly. This 

 exposes the poll and ears toward the operator and holds the 

 head more securely against movements than any of the other 

 means of restraint for this purpose. (Fig. 197.) 



