A small, spotted cat from Bolivia's cloud forests, first kept as a pet by someone who thought it was a house cat, has been confirmed as a species new to science.
|Articles|June 1, 2008
Idea Exchange: A simple way to keep a surgical site hair-free
To keep the surgical area free of hair when castrating cats, I cut a small diamond-shaped hole in the middle of a green rubber dental dam and place the dam over the surgically prepared testicles.
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To keep the surgical area free of hair when castrating cats, I cut a small diamond-shaped hole in the middle of a green rubber dental dam and place the dam over the surgically prepared testicles. I'm careful not to cut the hole too big or the testicles won't stay covered, and I soak the dam in cold sterile solution before using it.
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Dr. Kathryn Okawa
Bothell, Wash.
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