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CASTRATION OF CRYPTORCHID HORSES. 



using his fore-feet freely and being very troublesome to mount. 

 From his savage behaviour towards other horses and the little 

 histor)' which could be obtained, it was suspected that a retained 

 testicle was at the bottom of the mischief There was certain 

 knowledge of the removal of the left testicle, but none of the 

 right one. 



On the 29th of July 1899, the animal was cast and chloro- 



Fig. 18. 



Appearance of the external genitals and mammary gland when the 

 hermaphrodite was cast. 



formed, a small irregular shaped body being surgically removed 

 from the extreme upper portion of the right inguinal canal. 



The wound healed and the horse became quieter in his habits 

 for about two years. In the spring of 1901, however, he again 

 manifested decided " rig " tendencies, and became as vicious and 

 troublesome as ever. 



Thinking that the curiously shaped piece of tissue which liad 

 been removed was not the complete testicle, the horse was again 

 cast f30th September 1901) and chloroformed. An exploration 



