The diseases of live stock and their most efficient remedies; . the forms of Lotions and and , plasters and charges. Medication by the Mouth or Nostnls. 39 MEDICATION BY THE MOUTH OR NOSTRILS. A ball or bolus is made by mixing the medicine to begiven with linseed raeal, molasses or soap, to bring the massto a consistency of a thick paste, and then rolling it out inthe shape of a small cylinder, about two inches long by ahalf or three-quarters thick. These can be wTapped in oiledpaper or coated with sugar or gum. For horses this is themost commo
The diseases of live stock and their most efficient remedies; . the forms of Lotions and and , plasters and charges. Medication by the Mouth or Nostnls. 39 MEDICATION BY THE MOUTH OR NOSTRILS. A ball or bolus is made by mixing the medicine to begiven with linseed raeal, molasses or soap, to bring the massto a consistency of a thick paste, and then rolling it out inthe shape of a small cylinder, about two inches long by ahalf or three-quarters thick. These can be wTapped in oiledpaper or coated with sugar or gum. For horses this is themost common and handy method of giving medicine. Whatis called common mass is a mixture of equal parts oflinseed and molasses, and is much used for giving a properconsistence to other drugs. The ball may be administered either with the aid of theballing iron or with the fingers, and the latter plan is gene-rally preferable. The operation is as follows:— The ball is held by one end in the right hand between thethumb, which supports it below, and the fingers above, the. FIG 2.—MODE OP ADMLNISTERrNG A BALL BY THE HAND. hand being drawn together and rounded as much as horses tongue is gently drawn out a little way by the 40 General Principles of Veterinary Medicine. left hand, and the ball passed rapidly along the roof of themouth, and dropped on the back of tlie tongue. The handis quickly withdrawn, the tongue returned to the mouth, thejaws closed and the head for a couple of minutes held slight-ly elevated, and the side of the neck watched to see the ballswallowed and pass down the throat. In performing this operation it is well to observe the fol-lowing rules:— 1. Take the horse out of his stall, and let him have ahalter on, held by an assistant. 2. Stand on the off side of the horses head, and be sureJ hold the tongue so that in any movement the horse may make, you have a support for the hand against the lowerjaw. 3. Do not pull on the tongue, and let your movements be
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