82 PHAKMACT 



Dogs are given drenches with the aid of an assistant, who 

 holds the mouth closed with oue hand, while he makes a cup 

 by pulling the corner of the lip away from the teeth with the 

 other hand, into which the medicine may be slowly poured, 

 the animal easily swallowing it. Small dogs may be placed 

 sitting upon a table. A large dog may be put upon his hind 

 quarters in a corner, and his head held between the knees 

 of the operator. Cats are given drenches by rolling them 

 in a heavy blanket with only the head out and the jaws held 

 apart by means of two loops of tape about either jaw 

 behind the incisor teeth. The jaws are then pulled apart 

 by drawing on either loop from above and below the 

 animal's head. 



Drenches should never be poured into animals if in an 

 unconscious condition, for then they are unable to swallow, 

 and the fluid may gravitate into the trachea. If coughing 

 ensues during the administration of a drench, the procedure 

 should be immediately stopped. 



Electicarium, pi. Electuaria. — Electuaries are medicinal 

 pastes intended to be smeared on the teeth of animals, where 

 they melt at the temperature of the body and become 

 absorbed. Molasses, honey, glycerin, syrup or mucilage 

 are used as excipients. Electuaries are used for their local 

 action on the mouth and throat, and for convenience in 

 administration, if so crude a method may be thus described. 

 A certain specified quantity of the electuary may be weighed 

 by the dispenser and setve as a sample, or a domestic 

 utensil may be employed to measure the dose, which is 

 smeared with a thin, flat stick on the back teeth or tongue 

 of the patient. 



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