Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
June,  1915. 
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and  veterinarians'  supplies  comes  in  nicely  when  you  consider  that 
it  can  be  gathered  without  any  increase  of  overhead  expenses. 
Let  us  now  look  at  the  practical  side :  Dispensing  for  the  veterina- 
rian. 
Boluses  for  the  veterinarian  should  be  made  oblong,  not  round; 
should  weigh  not  more  than  two  ounces ;  should  have  a  stiff,  pilular 
consistence,  and  be  dispensed  in  gelatine  capsules,  or,  in  my  opinion, 
preferably  in  oiled  tissue  paper. 
The  samples  I  pass  around  among  you  illustrate  the  requirements 
I  have  mentioned.  Pill  masses  for  the  dog  or  cat  may  be  placed  in 
capsules,  coated  (tolu  makes  a  good  coating),  or,  if  the  mass  is  not 
nauseous,  may  be  rolled  in  an  inert  powder  and  dispensed  plain.  See 
to  it  that  they  are  of  such  consistence  as  will  insure  their  rolling  easily 
off  the  back  of  the  tongue ;  remember  that  a  man  tries  to  swallow  a 
pill,  a  dog  tries  to  eject  it. 
It  may  be  well  for  you  to  know  that  if  when  giving  a  pill  to  a  dog 
you  grasp  the  muzzle  in  the  left  hand,  and  with  the  right  hand  give 
him  a  smart  tap  under  the  lower  jaw,  an  automatic  effort  at  degluti- 
tion ensues,  usually  resulting  in  the  pill  going  down  all  right. 
In  dispensing  bulk  powders  for  veterinary  use,  paper  boxes  or 
cartons  are  to  be  preferred  to  tin,  for  the  reason  that  they  are  not  as 
apt  to  lose  their  labels,  and  it  is  an  excellent  practice  to  put  the 
prescription  number  on  the  container  as  well  as  on  the  label.  If  the 
powders  are  divided  they  will  keep  in  better  condition  if  wrapped  in 
paraffin  paper,  as  a  preventive  of  efflorescence  or  deliquescence. 
Liquids  should  be  dispensed  in  regular  prescription  ware, 
not  in  any  old  bottle.  The  drugs  won't  be  any  better ;  the  impression 
made  on  the  prescriber  and  owner  will,  however,  be  more  favorable. 
A  neat  japanned  tin  box  is  good  enough  for  ointments  for  stable 
use. 
When  dispensing  for  Fido  or  pussy,  you  cannot  take  too  much 
pains.  Ladies  who  feed  their  pets  French  chops  and  angel  cake  think 
nothing  is  too  good  for  them,  and  the  dog  and  cat  business  is  well 
worth  cultivating. 
You  may  from  time  to  time  have  to  answer  the  question :  What 
is  the  easiest  way  of  giving  medicine  to  an  animal? 
It  differs  with  the  species. 
Solids  are  best  given  to  horses  in  bolus  or  made  into  an  electuary 
with  molasses. 
Liquids  should  be  given  with  a  dose  syringe,  as  there  is  some 
