. The winter lamb . f epidemic abortion you should get the advice of a cases are mostly the result of crowding the animalsthrough narrow spaces; rough handling; fright or injury fromany cause. Braxy—This is a disease of sheep; but the term is so variously ap-plied in different section, that is not wise to specify causes orremedies. Bloating—Give tablespoonful baking soda, and half tablespoonfulground ginger in pint of water. Fasten mouth open with bandof straw or piece of corn cob; straddle the animal and gentlybut regularly knead or work the extended sides. Use the troca
. The winter lamb . f epidemic abortion you should get the advice of a cases are mostly the result of crowding the animalsthrough narrow spaces; rough handling; fright or injury fromany cause. Braxy—This is a disease of sheep; but the term is so variously ap-plied in different section, that is not wise to specify causes orremedies. Bloating—Give tablespoonful baking soda, and half tablespoonfulground ginger in pint of water. Fasten mouth open with bandof straw or piece of corn cob; straddle the animal and gentlybut regularly knead or work the extended sides. Use the trocaras a last resort. Barren Ewes—Too much flesh is usually the cause. Force constantexercise; reduce feed for month or more before breeding; thenfeed liberally. 28 Choking—Give small doses of linseed oil, and work throat gentlywith hand. As a last resort, bunch securely a- rag on end ofpiece of whalebone or other flexible substance, oil, and pushcarefully down throat. Casting the Withers—See prolapsus uterus. c O y, «o o 03 t- 33 P ix w« o Diarrhea-Scours—Give teaspoonful to tablespoonful castor oil tosucking Iambs. For older sheep change pasture or feed. Protract-ed cases can be helped by giving handful wheat flour in feed. 29 weaned lambs and mature sheep is often caused byworms, also by certain weeds in pasture or hay. In such casesthe cause must be removed. Docking—Use the docking irons or pincers. About a week old isgood age to operate. But if the lambs are strong any age fromfew days to fortnight will do. Foot Rot—Cut carefully away every particle of the diseased part,and apply salve made of blue stone and lard. Tie coarse bag-ging around foot to keep salve on and dirt out. When the rotextends into the flesh above the hoof, wash with a 50 to i solu-tion of carbolic acid, and apply powdered burnt alum. Runningsheep through fresh slaked lime watered to the consistency ofpaste, is great preventive of foot rot. Dry lime put aroundfeeding and
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