Animal castration, a book for the use of students and practitioners; 240 pages with over 200 halftone illustrations from original photographs (1914) (20575006168)

Title: Animal castration, a book for the use of students and practitioners; 240 pages with over 200 halftone illustrations from original photographs
Identifier: cu31924021949601 (find matches)
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: White, George Ransom, 1874-
Subjects: Spaying; Castration
Publisher: Nashville, Tenn. , The author
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Animal Castration 27 As soon as the cord is severed quickly release it and hasten to remove the opposite testicle. It is a useless waste of time and energy to allow the cord to remain in the instrument for several minutes as some operators advocate. The quicker the cord is released the less the pain and the quicker the blood will clot about mouth of artery. By the time the jaws of the emasculator have come together the instrument has done all for the corcl that it can possibly do. Why procrastinate in removing it % By reference to Fig. 16 you will observe the correct position of the emasculator on cord; also exactly what structures are severed.
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Fig 16—Spermatic Cord and its Coverings Severed with the Emasculator. F Left Hand of Operator; G, Right Hand of Operator; H, Emasculator; I, Body of Epididymus; J, Tunica Vaginalis; K, Incised Portion ' of Tunica Vaginalis Retracted on Cord; L, Spermatic Cord. The all too common practice of "cord dissection" is also an unnecessary and uncalled for waste of the operator's time and

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