76 ANIMAL CASTKATION. 



will sometimes appear bulging under tlie skin, near 

 tlie inferior inguinal ring and showing a eliaracter- 

 istic swelling which is not detected while the animal 

 is standing. 



Ahdomi'iKil cryptorcJiidij is recognized by the absence 

 of the testicle in the inguinal canal, the non-existence 

 of the vaginal sac or the small size of its superior 

 opening and of the internal inguinal ring, and it will 

 be principally made out by the intra-abdominal feel- 

 ing of the organ. The researches to discover it may 

 fail on account of its many varying situations and of 

 its small size in many individuals. Degive recom- 

 mends the exploration of the lateral wall of the 

 abdomen on the ectopic side, through the rectum and 

 over the lumbar region near the median line. To the 

 touch the gland feels as a small, soft, ovoid and 

 movable body. 



CASTRATION. 



The preparation of the subject demands only very 

 simple attention. For six or eight days, he will be 

 submitted to severe diet or fed exclusively on 

 mashes, to which will be added daily small doses of 

 sulfate of soda to stimulate intestinal actions. This 

 is very important to facilitate the execution of intra- 

 abdominal manipulations. When tJie intestines are 

 emjyfy, the testicle is almost alivays easily found. 



The animal will receive no food the day of 

 the operation or even the day before. Previous to 

 being cast, cold rectal injections and a short exercise 



