In the operation the fowl is placed on his side, the tail being towards the operator, with the hind leg carried backwards, in order to expose the flank of the side selected for the incision. The first step of the operation consists in plucking the feathers from a sufficient extent of surface, and making an incision a little behind the lateral internal processes of the sternum, from within outwards, and from before backwards, and slightly oblique, through the skin and the thin muscles of the abdomen, and when reaching the peritoneum carefully opening it with a puncture, having it raised with a pair of forceps. The second step, or that which involves the extirpation of the gland, is performed by the introduction of the index finger of the right hand into the abdomen, passing it above the intestinal mass and turning towards the dorsal region near the articulation of the last two ribs, where the testicles are felt, prominent at the sub-lumbar region. Then, with the fingers half flexed, the adhesions of the organ are broken off, and the organ, held in the bend of the finger, is brought outside. The second testicle is removed by the same process. If the testicles should slip from the grasp of the finger, the accident is of little account, as they will graft themselves upon the walls of the abdomen, and in time disappear by resolution. The operation is concluded by the closing of the wound by stitches of interrupted suture, and the healing usually takes place by first intention.
The operation is performed in the hen in the same manner as with the male bird, the ovaries being found in the lumbar region, from which they are removed by the same manipulations that are employed in caponing.
Young fowls about in their third month, are usually selected as the victims of this epicurean barbarity.
CONTENTS.
- Abdominal Cryptorchidy [77]
- Abscesses in Scrotal region [89]
- Abscesses in Pelvic cavity [130]
- Advantages of Castration in cows [108]
- Age at which Castration ought to be performed [8]
- Amaurosis [103]
- Anatomy of the male parts [15]
- Anatomy of the female parts [109]
- Bistournage [58]
- Bistoury Caché [117]
- Castration of Cryptorchids [67]
- Castration of Dogs [136]
- Castration of Fashion and convenience [5]
- Castration of Females [106]
- Castration of Fowls [139]
- Castration of Necessity [4]
- Castration of Small ruminants [131]
- Castration of Swine [132]
- Champignon [90]
- Champignon, Superficial [92]
- Champignon, Deep [93]
- Charlier’s Instruments [115], [116]
- Charlier’s Method [115]
- Charlier’s Scissors [118]
- Clamps [41], [42]
- Clamps, House [35]
- Classification of Methods [19]
- Colics [85]
- Combined Forceps of M. Beaufils [30]
- Comparative View of the Various Modes [103]
- Complications and their Treatment [84], [129]
- Conditions favorable to the operation [108]
- Constipation [131]
- Covered Operation [44]
- Crushing of the Testicular Cord [57]
- Curved Clamps [95]
- Dangers of Operation Standing Up [12]
- Definition of Castration [3]
- Dogs [136]
- Double Subcutaneous Torsion [58]
- Ecraseurs [33]
- Effects of Castration [5], [78], [108]
- Emphysema, subcutaneous [131]
- Excision [20]
- Farmer Miles [68]
- Firing [35]
- Firing, Forceps for Castration by [69]
- Fistula of the Scrotum [99]
- Forceps for Holding the Ovary [118]
- Fowls [139]
- Free Torsion [24]
- Gangrene [88]
- Hemorrhage [86], [130]
- Hernia of Castration [99]
- History of Castration [4]
- Hygiene and subsequent attention [82]
- Incision in the Vagina [119]
- Inguinal Cryptorchidy [75]
- Inguinal Hernia [99]
- Ligature [51]
- Ligature Carrier [97]
- Ligature of the Cord and its envelopes [52]
- Ligature of the Cord only [52]
- Ligature of the Efferent Canal [55]
- Ligature of the Spermatic Artery [54]
- Limited Torsion [26]
- Linear Crushing [32]
- Method by the Clamps [39]
- Method by the Ecraseur [34]
- Method by the Flanks [110]
- Methods, Classification of [19]
- Modes of Cicatrization [81]
- Modus operandi of Bistournage [59]
- Modus operandi of Bistournage, 1st Step of [60], [61]
- Modus operandi of Bistournage, 2d Step of [62], [63]
- Modus operandi of Bistournage, 3d Step of [64], [65]
- Modus operandi of Bistournage, 4th Step of [66]
- Modus operandi of Castration of Females [110]
- Modus operandi of Covered Operation [44]
- Modus operandi of Limited Torsion [28]
- Modus operandi of Uncovered Operation [47]
- Peritonitis [100], [130]
- Preparations of the Patient [9]
- Purposes of Castration [4]
- Removal of the Ovaries [120]
- Restraint, Modes of [10]
- Season most favorable [8]
- Scraping [21]
- Second Method of Castration [39]
- Securing the Animal Down [10]
- Softening of the Bags [60], [61]
- Standing Up Operation [10]
- Standing Up Operation, Dangers of [12]
- Subcutaneous Twisting [58]
- Swelling of the Scrotal Region [87]
- Swine [132]
- Tearing and Torsion [22]
- Tearing of the Clamps [85]
- Tetanus [102]
- Thimble for Castration [118]
- Third Method of Castration [56]
- Torsion [23]
- Torsion above the Epididimis [24]
- Torsion below the Epididimis [25]
- Torsion Forceps [26], [27]
- Torsion, Free [24]
- Torsion, Limited [26]
- Uncovered Operation [47]
- Vaginal Speculum [116], [117]
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