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thrown and the legs tied as the case demands. Dogs 
shouid always have their mouths tied tightly shut by 
using a strip of stout cloth, two inches wide, and tying 
it about the muzzle; the ends can then be brought 
around and tied behind the animal’s head to keep him 
from scratching the muzzle off. 
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Fig. 37. The half-hitch method of throwing a bull 
ANESTHETICS 
For all surgical operations when an animal will be 
subjected to great pain, anesthetics should be used 
wherever practicable. Horses take chloroform well, but 
dogs do not and are very likely to die from its effects 
unless great care is used when it is administered. For 
