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should be taken to make the cuts clear to the end of the scrotum in 

 order to insure perfect drainage from the wound. 



The first method is just as satisfactory as the second, except in the 

 case of fancy feeders that are to be shown at fairs, when it is de- 

 sirable to have a large cod or purse which will be filled with fat 

 when the animal is in high condition. 



CASTKATION OF LARGE ANIMALS. 



If a large animal is to be castrated he may be restrained in the 

 same manner as described for calves. Greater precautions, however, 



should be taken to 

 prevent too much 

 bleeding, as there is 

 a considerable hem- 

 orrhage from the 

 cord in older ani- 

 mals. For this rea- 

 son it is advisable to 

 use the emasculator 

 or the ecraseur for 

 severing the cord. 

 In the absence of 

 these instruments 

 the cord may be 

 seared off with a 

 red-hot iron, care 

 being taken to pro- 

 tect surrounding 

 parts from the heat; 

 or it may be scraped 

 as described before. 



AFTER-TREATMENT. 



Ordinarily no 

 after- treatment is 



Fig. 10. — View of chute with head clamp open, showing necessary The ani- 

 position of handle. J' 



m a 1 s should be 



turned into a pasture as soon as the operation is completed, as 

 there is much less danger of infection of the wound in a pasture than 

 around pens or barns. 



If the operation is performed during fly time, pine tar should be 

 applied to the wound to keep off the flies. Unless the wound becomes 

 infested with screw worms or maggots no trouble will ordinarily 

 result. Should this occur a simple treatment consists in saturating 



