Manual of operative veterinary surgery

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IVIANUAL

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OPERATIVE VETERINART SURGERl o

CHAPTER I. Means of Securing Solipeds 14

Derivative or Painful Method 14

Mechanical or Restraint Method 17

Standing Position 17

Recumbent Position 27

Casting with Hobbles 30

Securing the Legs. . . 38

Casting with Ropes 44

Casting on the Operating Tables 47

Means of Securing other Domestic Animals 54

Bovines 54

Ovines and Caprines 62

Swine 62

Dogs and Cats 64

SxTRGiOAL Anesthesia 66

Local Anesthesia 67

General Anesthesia 70

Accidents of General Anesthesia 75

Accidents Incidental to the use of means of Restraint 76

Injuries of Soft Tissues 79

CHAPTER 11.

Surgical Diagnosis.

Sight 81

Touch 86

Hearing 88

Smell 88

Taste 88

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Chapter III

StJEGIOAL ThEBAPBUTICS. PAGE.

Retentive Dressing 98

Uniting " 99

Suspensory " : 99

Compressive Dressing 99

Dividing Dressing 99

Expulsive " 99

Antiseptic " 100

Varieties of Bandages 105

CHAPTER IV. Elementaet Opebations

Division 125

Dissections 137

Puncture 138

Reunion 142

Position 144

Uniting Bandages 144

Sutures 146

CHAPTER V. Opebations on the Skin and Cellular Tissue

Cauterization 158

Actual Cauterization or Firing 158

Transcurrent or Firing in Lines 160

Firing on the Surface or " a la Gaulet " 171

Firing in Superficial Points 172

Objective Firing 174

Deep Cauterization 175

Rapid, Deep Cauterization 175

Inherent Firing 178

Subcutaneous Cauterization , 180

Cauterization with the Thermo-Cautery 182

Cauterization in other Animals 183

Accidents of Actual Cauterization 184

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Opkeations on the Skin and Cellular Tissue — Continued. page.

Exutoriea 186

Setons 188

Tape Seton 188

Regions to apply Setons 193

Rowel Seton 197

Trochiscus 198

Accidents or Sequelse of Setons 198

Ablation of Tumors 200

Excision 201

Ligature 205

Elastic Ligature 210

Removal by Tearing 211

Puncture 211

CHAPTER VI. Opkeations on Bones

Fractures. (Generalities) 212

Fractures of Different Bones 239

Dislocations 262

Amputation of Members 268

" the Tail 277

Periostotomy 291

Resection of Bones 293

CHAPTER VII. Operations on Muscles and their Annexes

Caudal Myotomy by Transverse Incisions 299

" " " Longitudinal " 300

" Subcutaneous " 302

Accidents following Caudal Myotomy 306

Crural Myotase. Crural Myotomy 308

Complications of Crural Myotomy 311

Operations upon Fibi'ous Tissues 312

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Operations on Muscles and their Annexes — Continued. page.

Tenotomy 312

Plantar Tenotomy 312

Accidents Following 320

Carpal Tenotomy , 321

Anti-Brachial Tenotomy 323

Tarsal Tenotomies 323

Cunean Tenotomy 323

Peroneo-Phalangeal Tenotomy 326

Tenotomy in Birds 337

CHAPTER VIII. Operations on the Digestive Apparatus

On the Teeth 328

Operative Dental Surgery 335

Leveling of the Teeth 335

Extraction of Teeth 343

Filing Teeth 356

Canine Dentistry. . .- 356

Operations on tlie Tongue 358

Suture 360

Amputations. Glossotomy 361

Operations on Salivary Glands 361

Adenotomy •. . 361

Maxillary Adenotomy 363

Operations on the (Esophagus 364

(Esophageal Catheterism 366

The Taxis 370

Crushing the Foreign Body 372

CEsophagotomy 373

Accidents Following 377

OasProtomy. Rumenotomy 377

Incision of the Rumen 378

Enterotomy 380

Paracentesis 383

Inguinal Hernia 394

Recent Inguinal Hernia 397

Accidents Following 411

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Opkeations on Salivary Glands — Continued. page.

Old Inguinal Hernia 411

Inguinal Hernia in Geldings 418

Crural Hernia 420

Perineal " 431

Pancreatic " 421

Pelvic or Internal Hernia of Oxen .... 421

Umbilical Hernia 425

Diaphragmatic Hernia 439

Ventral Hernia 443

Eventrations 447

Laparotomy 449

CHAPTER IX. Opebations on the Respiratory Apparatus

On the Guttural Pouches. Hyovertebi'otomy 453

Laryngotomy. Arytenectomy 463

Fleming Method 463

Cadiot Method 468

Tracheotomy 477

Accidents Following 486

Thoracentesis 488

CHAPTER X. Operations on the Circulatory System

Bleeding. Venesection 493

Phlebotomy in Solipeds 496

" at the Jugular 497

" at the Cephalic 499

" on the Subcutaneous Thoraciq 501

" at the Internal Saphena 501

" on other Superficial Veins 503

" in Large Ruminants 503

" on the Jugular 504

'• at the Subcutaneous Abdominal 504

" on Small Animals 505

Accidents Following Phlebotomy 506

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Operations on the Circulatory System. — Continued. page.

Arteriotomy 514

Arteriotomy at the Transversal of the Face 514

" " " Posterior Auricular 515

" " " Median Caudal 516

Ccurillary Bleeding 517

Bleeding at the Palate 520

Temporary or Preventive 524

Permanent or Definite 526

Physico-Chemical Hemostatics 526

Surgical Hemostatics 530

CHAPTER XI. Operations on the Nervous Apparatus

Plantar Neurotomy 541

CHAPTER XII. ■Operations on the Genito-Urinart Apparatus

Catheterism of the Urethra 558

Urethrotomy 558

Preputial Urethrotomy 561

Scrotal " 561

Ischial " 563

Cystotomy 565

Lithotrity 565

CHAPTER XIII. Operations on the Foot

Anatomy 576

Diseases and Defectuosities 583

Vices of Conformation 583

Instruments 589

General Operations 590

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Operations on the Foot— Continued. page.

Diseases. Canker of the foot 591

Corns 607

Sandcracks 616

■Calk 627

Punctured "Wounds of the Foot 629

Contracted Heels. Hoof Bound 640

Diseases of the Frog 665

Keraphyllocele 668

Laminitis 669

Navicular Disease 694

Quittor 702

Cutaneous Quittor 703

Tendinous Quittor 706

Sub Horny Quittor 711

Cartilaginous Quittor 714

CHAPTER XIV. Opep.ations on the Eye and Ear

On the Eye.

Operations on the Accessoi'y Ocular Organs 739

Traumatic Lesions 740

Solutions of Continuity 740

Defective Congenital Conformations 741

Pathological Growth and Caries of the Membrana Nictitans . 742

Operations on the Lachrymal Apparatus 743

On the Caruncula 743

On the Lachrymal Ducts 744

On the Lachrymal Canal 745

Operations on the Essential Organs of Sight 746

Extraction of Foreign Bodies on the Surface of the Globe . . . 748

Paracentesis of the Cornea 748

Staphylonna 749

Cataract 749

Amputation of the Eye 754

Ocular Prothesis 755

On the Ear.

Amputation 756

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Diseases of the Withebs 759

Excoriations 765

Warm (Edema : 765

Hematoma 766

Core or Stickfast 766

Abscess 769

Wounds 770

Diseased or Fistulous Withers 771

Terminations of Diseased Withers 774

Excoriations, CEdematous Swellings, Core, Bloody Tumors . . 781

Cyst 781

Abscess 783

Poll Evil 784