. The diseases of live stock and their most efficient remedies;. Veterinary medicine. 40 General PrincipJe.^ of Veterinary 3Iedicine. left liand, and the ball passed rapidly along the roof of the month, and dropped on the back of the tongne. The hand is quickly withdrawn, the tongue returned to the mouth, the jaws closed and the head for a couple of minutes held slight- ly elevated, and the side of the neck watched to see the ball swallowed 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 a
. The diseases of live stock and their most efficient remedies;. Veterinary medicine. 40 General PrincipJe.^ of Veterinary 3Iedicine. left liand, and the ball passed rapidly along the roof of the month, and dropped on the back of the tongne. The hand is quickly withdrawn, the tongue returned to the mouth, the jaws closed and the head for a couple of minutes held slight- ly elevated, and the side of the neck watched to see the ball swallowed 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 a baiter on, held by an assistant. 2. Stand on the off side of the horse's head, and be sure J hold the tongue so that in any movement the horse may make, you have a support for the hand against the lower jaw. 3. Do not pull on the tongue, and let your movements be quiet but rai)id. With vicious horses, those with small and narroM" months. and in certain diseases, as lockjaw and mad staggers, balling irons have been devised, by Avhich the moutli is kept open,. FIG. 3.—SIMPLE FORM OF A BALLING IROX. and the ball can be given with safety. The above is a simple form which can readily be made of iron by any black- smith, of size to suit. The ball is sometimes fastened loosely to the end of a small stick, and thus carried to the ba<'k part of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tellor, Lloyd, V. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, D. G. Brinton
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