An ideal drenching bottle
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (358880)
Rockingham, Australia
February 14, 2024 6:03am CST
When I was young, getting a veterinarian out to look at a sick animal was beyond the means of most farmers. They would apply their own remedies or seek out a neighbour who might be known as good with sick animals.
My father was a farmer and would occasionally drink beer but no-one that we knew drank wine. However, somehow we had acquired a tapered wine bottle like the one in the photo. It was highly valued as ideal for giving a sick cow or horse a drench. The long tapered neck made it easier to pour any medicine into the back of the throat.
The drench would be made up and placed in the bottle, the horse or cow would be secured, preferably with its head held high and the drench poured down its throat. How times have changed.
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11 responses
@snowy22315 (193073)
• United States
15 Feb 24
Well you know what they say..Necessity is the mother of invention.
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@snowy22315 (193073)
• United States
15 Feb 24
@JudyEv They can..especially if you are at all creative, or can follow an idea.
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@RebeccasFarm (95406)
• Arvada, Colorado
14 Feb 24
What a great bottle then Judy.

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@Tampa_girl7 (52906)
• United States
14 Feb 24
I’ve never heard of this before. Yes, times have really changed.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
14 Feb 24
That is a great story. Things sure were different back then.
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@GardenGerty (164840)
• United States
15 Feb 24
It is hard to not throw out a good bottle of any kind. Never know when it will be useful.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16992)
• China
14 Feb 24
It was a good substitute for the drench bottle !
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@wolfgirl569 (119512)
• Marion, Ohio
14 Feb 24
That would help. A large syringe works too as you can squirt it to the back
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@wolfgirl569 (119512)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Feb 24
@JudyEv They have got extremely expensive around here now.
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@LindaOHio (195029)
• United States
14 Feb 24
Interesting. Have a good Valentine's Day.
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