38 General Principles of Veterinary Medicine, 



CHAPTER III. 



FORMS OF MEDICINES, AND METHODS OF THEIR ADMINIS- 

 TRATION. 



List of Forms and Metliods — Jfedication hy the Mouth — In- 

 jections into the Nose — Medication hy the Rectum and 

 Vagina — Medication hy the Blood-vessels — External 

 Methods of Medication — Weights and Measures^ and their 

 Domestic Equivalents. 



Medicines can be conveniently administered to the lower 

 animals by a number of different methods, which may be 

 classified into internal and externcd, as follows : 



Internal Methods, 



1. By the mouth or nostrils, in the form of 



Balls or boluses. 



Powders. 



Drenches, draughts or drinks. 



Vapors, sprays and fumes. 



Snuffs. 



2. By the rectum or vagina, in the form of 



Injections, clysters or enemas. 

 Suppositories. 



3. By the blood-vessels, in the form of 



Subcutaneous or hypodermic injections. 

 Injections into veins. 



External Methods, 

 In the forms of 



Lotions and liniments. 

 Poultices and fomentations. 

 Ointments, plasters and charges. 



