Veterinary medicines can be administered via various routes.

Local use:

• cutaneous (through the skin)
• nasal
• intramammary (into the mammary tissue)
• intrauterine (in the uterus)
• eye
• ear
• etc.

Systemic use:

• Internal:
  - oral: tablets, bolus, pastes, etc. (see also chart)
  - rectal
• Parenteral:
  - intravenous (into a vein)
  - intramuscular (into the muscle)
  - subcutaneous injection (through the skin)
  - inhalational (taken in by inhaling)
  - etc.