140 ADMINISTEATION OF LIQUID MEDICINE. 



The operator must stand near to the right shoulder of the 

 animal, and handle him firmlj, but at the same time lightly, 

 while a second person should stand upon the left side to assist 

 in steadying and holding up the head. The operator then 

 advances close to the side of the head, and places his left hand 

 across and beneath the lower jaw, immediately behind the back 

 part of the lower lip ; the head is next elevated to the required 

 pitch, then with the right hand firmly holding the horn filled 

 with the medicine, the latter is gently forced into the mouth of 

 the patient as far within as the back part of the tongue, when, 

 by a slight, upward motion of the small end of the horn, its 

 contents are poured out ; the instrument is then withdrawn, 

 and the head is maintained a few moments longer in its 

 elevated position until the liquid is swallowed. Should it be 

 necessary, however, to administer a pint or more of medicine, 

 or should the horse be unruly, it is the best to place a 

 twitch having a moderate length of handle upon his nose, to 

 enable the assistant to readily hold the head to the required 

 height. 



In giving a drench, the operator must carefully attend to 

 the following essentials, if he wishes to perform the operation 

 properly and safely : — 



I. — Hold the horse firmly with the left hand, and with 

 the right pass the horn well back into the mouth. x 



II. — Avoid pushing the horn too far back or too 

 violently into the mouth, because the animal may thereby be 

 excited to cough. 



III. — Do not administer a second horn of liquid until 

 the one given prior to it is swallowed. 



