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readily tickle the roof of the mouth with one or two fin- 

 gers. In some cases a person giving the drench may get 

 on the horse's back, sitting well forward, draw the head 

 round to the off side by the halter with the left hand 

 and drench with the bottle in the right hand. The ap- 

 plication of the rope or the noose twitch will often be 

 sufficient. 



A method sometimes used in drenching sick horses is 

 to give the medicine when the patient is lying down. 

 The operator must be agile, strong and watchful. A 

 halter is placed on the animal, and as soon as he lies 

 down the halter is grasped tightly on its underside so as 

 to throw the nose of the horse in the air, the poll being 

 held tight to the ground, the operator will be at the back 

 of the horse and will place his knee on the patient's neck, 

 and then pour the drench in slowly and at short inter- 

 vals. If necessary the animal may be thrown and the 

 head tied to a surcingle. Whenever it is desired to re- 

 strain a horse and keep him down by holding his head, 

 the poll should be held to the ground, the nose up, the 

 back of the head being drawn well back. 



Fluids in smaller quantities may be given with a hard 

 rubber dose syringe, a very clean nice method. The 

 operator stands in front of the animal, with his left hand 

 in the off inter- dental space opens the mouth and draws 

 the tongue gently forward with his right hand, inserts 

 the syringe at the near inter- dental space and discharges 

 its contents on the back part of the tongue, the tongue 

 being released as soon as the syringe contents are dis- 

 charged. 



If the stockman is expert at giving balls, fluids can be 

 given in gelatin capsules. 



