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castrating "mis-banded" cattle
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<blockquote data-quote="Koffi Babone" data-source="post: 1152891" data-attributes="member: 22429"><p>"I have learned that rather than trying to cut through the scar tissue that will be on the bottom of the sack I use a razor and cut through the side of the sack above any scar tissue.....Other than this being the middle of the summer with the associated fly issues it isn't that much different than a normal castration job."</p><p> </p><p>1) The scar tissue I was referring to is the engorged fibrous tissue that results from inflammation. In most cases of inadequate banding, this is so severe that the testicle may appear as a single nut, when in fact there are still two testicles left.</p><p> </p><p>2) Yes, cutting through the side gives a better access to the testis, but the inflammation is not limited to the bottom portion of the testiscle. As the initial poster describes, the remaining testiscle is huge.</p><p> </p><p>3) Complications from inadequate banding are not the same as "missing a testicle when cutting them out". It is a very different situation. A normal surgical castration takes about 2 minutes to perform, and the testis is easily accessible. The surgery to correct inadequate banding takes 20 minutes or more for an experienced person, because you have to dig and look for the remaining testis and make sure both are out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Koffi Babone, post: 1152891, member: 22429"] "I have learned that rather than trying to cut through the scar tissue that will be on the bottom of the sack I use a razor and cut through the side of the sack above any scar tissue.....Other than this being the middle of the summer with the associated fly issues it isn't that much different than a normal castration job." 1) The scar tissue I was referring to is the engorged fibrous tissue that results from inflammation. In most cases of inadequate banding, this is so severe that the testicle may appear as a single nut, when in fact there are still two testicles left. 2) Yes, cutting through the side gives a better access to the testis, but the inflammation is not limited to the bottom portion of the testiscle. As the initial poster describes, the remaining testiscle is huge. 3) Complications from inadequate banding are not the same as "missing a testicle when cutting them out". It is a very different situation. A normal surgical castration takes about 2 minutes to perform, and the testis is easily accessible. The surgery to correct inadequate banding takes 20 minutes or more for an experienced person, because you have to dig and look for the remaining testis and make sure both are out. [/QUOTE]
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