150 Veterinary Elements. 



swallowed at one time, and if coughing occurs due to 

 some of the medicine going the wrong way the head must 

 at once be lowered, so that any fluid in the mouth may 

 run out. I have known of many animals killed by neg- 

 lect of these precautions. A special method of drenching 

 cows down with milk fever is described under that dis- 

 ease. Avoid raising the head in any animal much above 

 the horizontal. Do not pull the tongue forward, as such 

 an action pulls the lid (epiglottis) of larynx up and thus 

 opens the way to the lungs. 



Pigs may be drenched by putting a noose over the 

 upper part of the snout when the animal will hang back 

 on its haunches and squeal, the medicine can be spooned 

 in slowly. Pigs will take oil, salts and other medicines 

 if given mixed with sweet milk in the trough. 



Balling. Considerable dexterity is required to properly 

 ball a horse, to do so the operator stands in front of his 

 patient and with his left hand gently draws the tongue 

 forward two to three inches, the right hand carrying the 

 ball resting on the second and fourth fingers, the third 

 finger on top of it, is carried back in a straight line to the 

 root of the tongue, where the ball is left, the tongue at 

 once released and the hand withdrawn. A few sips of 

 water may be given and if properly done the ball will be 

 seen to travel down the near side of the neck. 



Inhalation Method. A pail of hot medicated (with 

 creolin or turpentine) water is placed under the animal 7 s 

 head, a blanket or bag thrown over the head and neck 

 and the patient forced to breathe the steam; sufficient 

 air must also be allowed to come in or strangulation would 

 result. In some cases, such as in large flocks of sheep 



