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jaws should not be forced open and the bottle emptied 

 into the mouth, as when this method is pursued the 



greater portion will be lost. The animal's head being 

 gently raised, the corner of the mouth should be drawn 

 aside, so as to pull the cheek from the teeth. A kind of 

 funnel will thus be formed, and into this a quantity of 

 the medicine equal to its capacity should be poured. 

 After a little while the fluid will, by its own gravity, 

 trickle into the pharynx, and oblige the dog, however 

 unwilling it may be, to swallow. A second portion 

 should then be given in the like way, and thus, little by 

 little, till the full dose is consumed. Often dogs treated 

 in this fashion swallow a draught very expeditiously ; 

 but others will remain a considerable time before they 

 deglutate. Some, spite of every precaution, will manage 

 to reject the greater part, and others will not waste a 

 drop. The dexterity of the practitioner makes some dif- 

 ference ; but no skill can ensure the drink being taken. 



