Chapter II. — General Manage- 

 ment in Disease 



Administering Medicines 



THE administration of medicine to the various 

 animals requires a certain amount of skill 

 and practice, and the writer has been 

 astonished how very seldom horse- 

 keepers, kennelmen, etc., can give an animal a 

 dose of medicine in a proper manner. Some 

 horses are very easily drenched, whereas others 

 are extremely difficult to give medicine to ; and in 

 exceptional instances, it is impossible to do so. 



This frequently results through previous abuse, 

 hence the necessity of firm but careful handling 

 during its administration. 



Sheep and pigs require great care, otherwise 

 they will be choked. Liquids should be given 

 very slowly to both these animals, and the 

 maximum amount of fluid for either should not, 

 as a rule, exceed a pint. For holding the fluid an 

 old shoe, with the toe cut out, is the best for pigs ; 

 whereas for sheep, a horn or bottle does very 

 well. So long as a pig continues to feed, the 

 best plan is to give medicine in combination with 

 the food. If forcible administration is resorted to, 



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