DRENCHING SHEEP

Shannon News, 29 March 1927, Page 4

DRENCHING SHEEP

HINTS FOR OPERATORS. When drenching a sheep it should be hold between the logs off an assistant, the head raised untilj'the nose reaches just above an imaginary line from the top of the head. ' The operator stands on the right side of the animal, passes; his left arm over the top of the animal's head to <h<?' left side; the second finger is then inserted under the roof of the mouth; the mouth of the bottle which is held in the right hand, Is then introduced into the mouth of the sheep, and the required Quantity of the contents poured slowly in (says the Irish Farmers' Gazette). A very useful bottle for this purpose is the rmall caster oil bottle, as is has a tapering neck and no shoulder. Should the animal cough, which happens more particulai'ly when turpentine mixtures are given, the head should be loosened immediately, as the mixture will descend into the lungs instead of entering the stomach, as 't is intended, and set up inflarrtmntlon of these organs. For the same reason sheep should not be drenched when they are bleating.