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DRENCHING SHEEP. 



Great precautions must be taken when admin- 

 istering medicine to sheep so as not to strangle 

 them, as even some older sheepmen have choked 

 lambs by drenching them. 

 Giving medicine to sheep 

 is not a serious job, how- 

 ever, if enough care is ex- 

 ercised. In administering 

 medicine place the lambs 

 to be treated in a narrow 

 space so that they may be 

 caught without chasing, 

 catch one, and back it into 

 a corner. If the sheep is 

 small enough, straddle it, 

 otherwise stand on its 

 right side as is shown in 

 the accompanying illustra- 

 tion. Now place your left 

 hand on its jaw with the 

 thumb of the left hand in its mouth on the tongue 

 and between the front and back teeth, opening the 

 mouth so that the neck of the bottle may be placed 

 on its tongue. Be careful not to hold its head up 

 too high, for in this unnatural position it may 

 choke. Pour the contents of the bottle slowly down 



PLATE 38. The manner in 

 which a large sheep is drenched. 



