TREATMENT 19 



never be given through the nose, as it may pass into-tUe-jaiT 

 passages and cause a fatal inflammation of the hiiigs. ■•-, ;,-,• i 



Cattle can be easily drenched bv taking hold of the nostrils 

 with the fingers, or snapping a bull ring into the partition 

 between the nostrils and elevating the head. 



Sheep may be drenched either in the standing position, or 

 when throwTi on the haunches and held between the knees. Care 

 should be exercised in giving irritating drenches to sheep, esp(h 

 cially if the drench be bulky. 



A herd of hogs may be quickly and easily drenched if they 

 are confined in a small pen, and the loop of a small rope placed 

 around the snout, well back toward the corners of the mouth. A 

 small metal dose syringe should be used. If the drench is bulky 

 and the hog difficult to hold, it may be necessary to elevate the 

 head and raise the forefeet from the ground. The drench 

 should not be given until the hog is quiet and well under control, 

 as there is some danger of the medicine passing into the air 

 passages and doing harm. It may be necessary to mark the 

 hogs that have been drenched with a daub of paint, or in some 

 other manner in order to be able to distinguish them from the 

 untreated animals. 



The administration of drugs enclosed in a gelatin capsule, or 

 mixing them with syrup, honey or linseed oil, and rolling the 

 mass into the form of a cylinder is commonly practised. The 

 capsule or hall may then be shot into the pharynx with a balling 

 gun. A ball may also be given to the larger animals by carrying 

 it into the back part of the mouth with the hand, and placing it 

 on the back part of the tongue. In the horse this method of 

 administration requires some practice. The tongue must ba 

 pulled well forward, the head held up, and the tongue released 

 as soon as the ball is placed on the tongue, so that it may pass 

 back into the pharynx. ■,,^ ci 



The administration of drugs by injecting heneath the shin 

 (Fig. 7) is suitable when the drug is non-irritating and the 



