. Common diseases of farm animals. Veterinary medicine. 20 INTRODUCTORY dose is small. Drugs administered iii this way act promptly and energetically. The alkaloid or active principle of the drug is commonly used. A fold of the skin is picked up with the fingers and tlie needle is quickly introduced, care being taken not to prick or scratch the muscular tissue, as this causes some pain and makes the animal restless. In order to avoid abscess formation at the point of injection, the skin should be cleansed with a disin- fectant and the syringe and needle sterilized before using. Drugs are not a
. Common diseases of farm animals. Veterinary medicine. 20 INTRODUCTORY dose is small. Drugs administered iii this way act promptly and energetically. The alkaloid or active principle of the drug is commonly used. A fold of the skin is picked up with the fingers and tlie needle is quickly introduced, care being taken not to prick or scratch the muscular tissue, as this causes some pain and makes the animal restless. In order to avoid abscess formation at the point of injection, the skin should be cleansed with a disin- fectant and the syringe and needle sterilized before using. Drugs are not absorbed through the unbroken skin, but when applied with friction, or when the outer layer is removed by. Fio. 7.—Hypodermic syringes. blistering, absorption may take place. Liniments, blisters and poultices are the preparations used. Volatile drugs, such as chloroform and ether, are absorbed quickly by the enormous vascular surface of the lungs. This class of drugs is administered for the purpose of producing general anaesthesia. Ancpsthetics are indispensable in many surgical operations. The administration of a drug in the form of medicated steam is quite useful in combating some respiratory diseases. In steaming large animals a pail about half full of boiling-hot water to which has been added about an ounce of coal-tar disinfectant,. 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 Craig, Robert Alexander, 1872-. Philadelphia London, J. B. Lippincott company
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