FIELD CASTRATION TECHNIQUE FOR STALLIONS AND TREATMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
Nesim SEFERI, Dashmir MAMUTI, Abduraman SEJRANI
Abstract
In my many years of practice as a doctor of veterinary medicine, I have performed the castration of many mixed breed stallions, aged 2-12 years, who have undergone surgical castration in the field.
This study included castrations from 2016 to 2024. During this 9-year period in the field, we performed the castration of 210 horses, 3 mules, and two donkeys, that is, a total of 215 animals. The castration was performed on a flat, clean, and wide surface with dust-free grass. In the castrations of stallions, the Roma method was used to knock the horse down. Previously, Acepromazine (Castran) 1 ml per 100 kg of body weight was applied and Metamizole (Castralgin) 40-50 mg per kg of body weight was used as an analgesic once (which corresponds to 8-10 ml of Castralgin per 100 kg of body weight). Castration was prepared by the owner, who was recommended to call for help at least three people who would help in the fall with a rope and fixation of the stallion during the surgical operation of castration. After the animal was fallen, the hind limbs were tied with a rope. The testicles were checked, their position, size, shape and consistency. After it was established that there were no morphological changes in the testicles, the surgical field was disinfected with Betadine 10% skin solution (povidone-iodine: 10%). The testicles were well fixed with one hand and the skin of the the scrotum with a scalpel, from an incision in each testicle. After cutting the skin with a scalpel, the testicles were removed with an emasculator, an instrument that simultaneously compresses and cuts the spermatic cord with its surfaces.
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