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medication admin.
common medication administration
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| syringe | help when administering a liquid medication into the animal via, mouth, subcutaneously, intramuscularly or subcutaneously |
| hollow needles | attached to a syringe and used for injected medications |
| multi-dose hypodermic syringes | allow the same dose of an injection to be administered to an animal without having to draw medication each time |
| hypodermic syringes and needles | are very small syringes which are used with hollow needles for injections into or under the skin |
| silver nitrate sticks | are used for applying medication to cauterize skin or destroy unwanted tissue |
| drench guns | are used to administer de-wormers, niacin, calcium and other drenchers ( push liquid into the animals mouth between the cheeks & teeth so the animal will swallow the medication) |
| IV catheters | are placed into a vein to administer fluids or medication |
| IV administration sets | are preassembled packets containing all components for IV administration |
| feeding tubes | are surgically placed into the animal to ensure animals are receiving their required amount of food and water |
| balling guns | are used to administer oral medication capsules or boluses into an animal |