CONTENTS. 



PAfiR 



Introductory Preface . xi 



THE CASTRATION OF CRYPTORCHID HORSES. 



Definition and Reason for Operating 17 



Heredity . 18 



Power of Procreation i8 



Preparation of the Patient before Operation 19 



Methods of Securing . 20 



Value and Choice of an Anesthetic 25 



Instruments Required ; Preparation for Operation 26 



Surgical Anatomy 27 



Description of the Operation 27 



Prognosis and After-Treatment 34 



Abnormalities . 35 



Untoward Sequels 40 



Influence of Age and Time of Year 44 



Concluding Remarks . 44 

 Appendix — 



Details and Photographs of any Extraordinary Cases 46 



Tabular Form of Seventy-seven consecutive Cases 47 

 Summary of these Seventy-seven Cases . 63 



