20 LIST OF SPECIFICS AND REMEDIES. 



In case a wrong medicine is selected or given, 

 no injury will be done, only a possible loss of time 

 may result. And when a sufficient length of 

 time has passed to show that no good has re- 

 sulted, the case should be looked over again, and 

 a more appropriate Specific given. 



HOW TO GIVE THE REMEDY. 



Not among the least recommendations for the 

 use of these specifics, is the ease and facility with 

 which they may be administered. No tying, 

 struggling or choking are necessary. The animal 

 should be approached quietly, and the medicine 

 placed, if possible, upon the tongue, well back 

 thence it is absorbed and acts through the medium 

 of the nervous system. The simplest method of 

 doing this is the best. For this purpose we use 

 a drachm vial, or a half-ounce vial, as that is not 

 liable to break. After placing the required num- 

 ber of drops of medicine in the vial, add the same 

 quantity of water, and approach the animal care 

 fully, holding firmly the vial between the thumb 

 and fingers, and with the other hand raise the 

 head a little, at the same time depositing the con- 

 tents of tiie vial carefully upon the tongue. The 

 vial should be washed alter giving the medicine, 

 before laying it down, that it may always be clean. 



For dogs it is better to give the medicine in a 

 little sweet milk. 



