. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 322 CATTLE CATTLE drench and paste. When given intravenously or sub- cutaneously, they must be in fluid form and be given with a hypodermic syringe. (Fig. 346.) Solids are sometimes, although rarely, given by the rectum. Pills are small quantities of medicine rolled into a solid spherical mass. They have limited use for the domestic animals aside from the dog and cat. Balls are larger masses of drugs, given prin- cipally to the horse. They should be spherical, soft in consistency and covered with oil before. Fig. 346. The use of
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 322 CATTLE CATTLE drench and paste. When given intravenously or sub- cutaneously, they must be in fluid form and be given with a hypodermic syringe. (Fig. 346.) Solids are sometimes, although rarely, given by the rectum. Pills are small quantities of medicine rolled into a solid spherical mass. They have limited use for the domestic animals aside from the dog and cat. Balls are larger masses of drugs, given prin- cipally to the horse. They should be spherical, soft in consistency and covered with oil before. Fig. 346. The use of the hypodermic syringe in vaccinating. they are administered. After administering, a drink of water should be offered. The giving of a ball requires some skill, and is successful only after considerable experience. The ball should be held in the right hand between the thumb and first three fingers. The tongue is drawn out from the side of the mouth with the left hand, and the mouth kept wide open by pressing against its roof with the left thumb. The right hand, holding the ball, is passed back between the molar teeth as far as possible. Then, with a sudden thrust back into the throat, the ball is deposited, the hand with- drawn and the tongue immediately released so that when the animal draws the tongue back into the mouth the base of the organ will push the ball back into the throat far enough to prevent its being brought back into the mouth and chewed up, as so often follows the attempts of beginners. Pastes or electuaries are soft, semi-solid masses of medicine mixed up with honey or molasses and spread over the tongue and teeth, with the idea that they will be slowly dissolved and swallowed. They are principally used in inflammations of the throat (laryngitis and pharyngitis). Drenches are large quantities of fluid medicines given at one time, as of oil and salts. In admin- istering a drench to the horse, the head should be raised until the face and nose are horizontal, and
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