24 healthy mature native male dogs were divided into four groups. The first group was subjected to castration by prescrotal approach, the second group by postscrotal approach, the third group by scrotal ablasion and the last group, by the classical method of open castration. The time of operation, postoperative complications, time of clinical healing and cosmetic appearance postoperatively were recorded.
Results indicated that prescrotal approach was the most suitable technique for castration of healthy animals. Scrotal ablasion is an alternative technique in cases of pathological condition of the testicles and scrotum.