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through a certain section of New Jersey, castrating colts at any 
price, from fifty cents up, as high as they could get, and I am 
not sure that he has raised the price any now, that he is doing- 
nothing but “purely scientific professional work.” He also 
seems to have forgotten the fact that he recently advertised and 
put on the market special medicines for pink-eye, etc., for which 
he ceased to be a member of at least one veterinary society. He 
appears also to be unmindful that during the Gloucester racing 
regime, he sought for and performed numerous “neurotomies,” 
claiming as an inducement, that he did not throw the horse, 
thus avoiding a serious risk. If it is professional and scientific 
to perform a “neurotomy standing,” is it any the less so to per¬ 
form castration standing ? 
In the former you are in danger of cutting off either or both 
the vein or artery, as I saw the scientific Dr. himself do while 
operating on one standing last summer. In castration standing 
you could scarcely cut a vein or artery of any importance what¬ 
ever if you tried to. 
To sum up in a few words, I would again assert that castra¬ 
tion standing is good surgery. It is purely scientific. It is 
strictly professional. It is easy of accomplishment. It is more 
safe than any other method. It is highly successful. It is no 
sleight-of-hand operation. It is preferred by horse owners who 
value the lives of their stock, above any other method, other¬ 
wise they would not send long distances and employ men who 
operate in that manner and pay extra for it, when they could 
secure the services of as equally competent men in their own 
immediate vicinity perhaps, but who would throw the horse or 
colt to perform the operation. A few words now as to the after 
treatment of your patient, and I will then pass on to the statis¬ 
tics. If possible keep your patient quiet for at least a day, 
after which give him regular, moderate exercise, this is very 
essential, as it helps to keep down the swelling. Give the' ani¬ 
mal soft food, bran mashes, or vegetables, as often as necessary, 
or if possible, “grass him,” or let him run where he can get it. 
Keep the wounds open and clean for the first week at least, 
