CRYPTORCHID CASTRATION. 
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has entered the abdominal cavity, pass the finger upwards to the 
internal ring, grasp the spermatic cord and draw it through the 
opening thus made. If the operation is for the left testicle the 
operator should grasp the spermatic cord with the left hand and 
use the right hand to make the entrance into the abdominal 
cavity. 
Under no circumstances should the operator attempt to pull 
the testicle through the inguinal canal, for in a majority of cases 
it cannot be done and if attempted will result in hernia. 
After Treatment. 
There is considerable difference in opinion among operators 
as to the after treatment. Some advise packing the incision with 
gauze, others maintain that the animal should have exercise for 
several miles every day, while a few insist that it should be put 
to regular work. I am obliged to differ very materially with 
these operators as to the advisability of packing the wound and. 
of exercising the animal. 
I object to the packing because it is unnecessary. When the 
packing is removed it leaves an open wound which is apt to be¬ 
come infected by pus, producing germs as well as others of a 
dangerous character. I am not in favor of exercising for the 
first twenty-four hours, because exercise will prevent any ad¬ 
hesion taking place in the inner wound. If we can get healing, 
by first intention we have accomplished the desired result, and 
eliminated some chance of infection. If the animal is exercised 
immediately following the operation there is considerable prob¬ 
ability of air entering the abdominal cavity and may result in 
infection and enteritis. Therefore I advise placing the animal in 
a clean stable with plenty of clean, dry bedding, for at least 
twenty-four hours. At the end of this time he may be turned 
out into a clean corral, or better, into a pasture and allowed to 
exercise at will. 
Report of Cases. 
Out of the first nine hundred cases, the following have ended 
fatally: 
