Today, a huge thank you came from
many cowboys in the outback, and
from their animals. A Mexican-American cooperative effort including veterinary students participating in elementary procedures visited
ranches outside of town. Male readers may wish not to view further.
N.B. Original post erroneously stated World Vets participated. There is no association with the post as stated and World Vets. Parties with
interest in World Vets are encouraged to visit their website at worldvets.org.
They did feet . . .
Teeth . . .
Determined she was pregnant . . .
I.V. Sedations &
Castrations. The instrument is
simply called an emasculator.
[Edited on 6-17-2011 by bajacalifornian]
[Edited on 6-17-2011 by bajacalifornian]
[Edited on 6-17-2011 by bajacalifornian]wessongroup - 6-15-2011 at 07:03 PM
Thanks I needed that... and I thought I was in pain....krafty - 6-15-2011 at 07:14 PM
That is wonderful that they the WORLD VETS with doctors, do this, probably for no pay.
Are there so many horses around that they do not want anymore?? Obviously castrating for a reason?
Do they then bray in a higher octave?
Inquiring minds want to know.Howard - 6-15-2011 at 07:24 PM
My knee has really been bothering me the last couple of weeks and after seeing the photo's I will stop sniveling.bajacalifornian - 6-15-2011 at 08:42 PM
A castrated horse will grow taller, leaner & handsome. An uncastrated male will be shorter & broader with an unkindly temperament. Needs
it's own corral away from the geldings and the mares, each with their own corrals. Comes in for service only in February, with birthing in cool
January. They are better off castrated if not special breeders. An uncastrated breeder Donkey may have a name like "Titanic".
[Edited on 6-16-2011 by bajacalifornian]
[Edited on 6-16-2011 by bajacalifornian]redhilltown - 6-15-2011 at 10:42 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Howard
My knee has really been bothering me the last couple of weeks and after seeing the photo's I will stop sniveling.
Good point Howard!! I know feel the same way about my back and neck...mcfez - 6-15-2011 at 10:53 PM
Care after the surgery is extremely important.......are these vets around to do this? Yes indeed...we have a few horses up here on the farm and
wow.......that boy is a hell raiser some times
[Edited on 6-16-2011 by mcfez]bajacalifornian - 6-16-2011 at 04:19 AM
Dino . . . one actually lives here. We're set.CDB - 6-16-2011 at 07:09 AM
On the ranch we used to refer to it as "brain surgery". It changed their mind from a ss to grass.
[Edited on 6-16-2011 by CDB]shari - 6-16-2011 at 07:35 AM
holy snappin foreskin...that's knarly man....
a ss to grass taller....leaner...handsome...hmmm....I think yer onto somethin Jeff!!!!TMW - 6-16-2011 at 08:16 AM
Does the emasculator actually sever the testicles or just clamp off the blood supply to them and allow them to dry up? The reason I ask is that I grew
up on a farm and we castrated pigs with a knife but we clamped the bulls with a similar device, actually the vet did it, but they were not cut off
just dried up to nothing. An interesting thing about it was that the bull was in a stanchion and I held his tale above him. The vet said if the tail
was to touch the bull he would kick.bajacalifornian - 6-16-2011 at 02:10 PM
Emasculator is a tool used in the castration of livestock. Its function is to simultaneously crush and cut the spermatic cord, preventing hemorrhaging
while still detaching the testis from the animal.
The blade is always on the side of the emasculator with the nut that holds the blades in place, and should always be placed adjacent to the testis
("nut against nut"), so that the crushing clamp occludes the spermatic artery, preventing life-threatening blood loss.
From Wikipedia/GoogleBajaBlanca - 6-16-2011 at 02:56 PM
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my gosh .....
taller leaner taller leaner Hope the horses realized it was for their own good !!!
