The diseases of live stock and their most efficient remedies; . ree for a few minutes. We shall now proceed to give special directions for drench-ing various animals, adopting as our guide that able veteri-narian, Prof. John Gamgee. RULES FOR DRENCHING A HORSE. As regards the process of exhibiting a drench to a horse,it is not always well understood; and hence serious and fatalconsequences have resulted from the exhibition of remediesin the liquid form. The rules to observe are : First, Hold the horses head up at a moderate height,so that the line of the face is horizontal. Secondly, Secure th
The diseases of live stock and their most efficient remedies; . ree for a few minutes. We shall now proceed to give special directions for drench-ing various animals, adopting as our guide that able veteri-narian, Prof. John Gamgee. RULES FOR DRENCHING A HORSE. As regards the process of exhibiting a drench to a horse,it is not always well understood; and hence serious and fatalconsequences have resulted from the exhibition of remediesin the liquid form. The rules to observe are : First, Hold the horses head up at a moderate height,so that the line of the face is horizontal. Secondly, Secure the tongue to prevent the lapping out ofthe liquid, but allow of sufficient movement of lips, tongue,cheeks, and jaws, so as not to interfere with the first act ofswallowing. To draw the tongue forcibly outwards is very 48 General Principles of Veterinary Medicine. injudicious, as if the tongue be stretched it does not aid inpressing back the fluid, which gravitates as the tongue ispulled upon, and the larynx and pharynx advance;—theanimal may thus be FIG. 7.—HOLDING A HOESE FOB DRENCHING. Thirdly, If an animal makes an effort to cough, ratherlose the draught than risk the danger of choking, which soreadily occurs if fluid be suddenly thrown over the tongue. Fourthly, Entice efforts of swallowing, should the horse On Drenching Horses and Oxen. 49 obstinately and artfully retain the liquid in his is effected by rubbing the throat, and exerting pressurein the space between the lower jaw bones. The methods of holding horses during the exhibition of adraught are various, but the most important ones are the first place, by lopes and pulleys a horses head ispulled up from a beam or other high object in a stable orshed. This is very objectionable, especially in a vicioushorse; and it does not answer better than the second mannerof introduciug a rope noose over the upper jaw. This nooseis attached to a stick, or slipped over a stable-fork prong(see Fig. 7
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