VSR 421: Regional Veterinary Surgery (2+1)

BURDIZZO METHOD

Position and restrain 

• Lateral recumbency with all the limbs tied and hind limbs pulled ahead.

Procedure

• Spermatic cord and blood vessels leading to the testicles are cut.
• Testicles tend to stop functioning for a while and then stop functioning and degenerate.
• One spermatic cord should be clipped at a time.
• It is important to clip the two cords at different levels so that the scrotal sac will receive enough blood.
• Otherwise it will become gangrenous.
• Make sure that the spermatic cord is between the burdizzo blades.

Advantages

• Bloodless.
• Infection or maggot infestation seldom occurs.