. Fig. 23.—Early Stage of Foot-Rot. Fig. 24.—Advanced Foot-Rot. the sole, and gather the offending matter. When the disease occurs, carefully dress the sores with any prepared hoof ointment, after washing them in a solution of one pound of sulphate of cop- per in 5 gallons of water, and in the same proportion as one ounce to 1^ quarts of water. An excellent ointment for the feet so diseased is made in this way: Melt four parts of Burgundy pitch, add one part of vaseline, one part of turpentine, and one part of acetate of copper finely powdered, and stir until cool. Apply this to the pores. Kee
. Fig. 23.—Early Stage of Foot-Rot. Fig. 24.—Advanced Foot-Rot. the sole, and gather the offending matter. When the disease occurs, carefully dress the sores with any prepared hoof ointment, after washing them in a solution of one pound of sulphate of cop- per in 5 gallons of water, and in the same proportion as one ounce to 1^ quarts of water. An excellent ointment for the feet so diseased is made in this way: Melt four parts of Burgundy pitch, add one part of vaseline, one part of turpentine, and one part of acetate of copper finely powdered, and stir until cool. Apply this to the pores. Keep the sheep on clean pasture until recovery. It will be obvious that this treatment is wholly inadmissible in large flocks. Some more convenient method is used in these cases. A suitable arrangement is made by which the flock may be passed through the curative antiseptic preparation placed in a trough of suitable size, in. much the same manner in Avhich sheep are dipped as a preventive and cure for the scab, as will be de- scribed hereafter under the appropriate heading. The trough should have sufficient length to thoroughly introduce the disinfecting liquid, which is two inches deep in the trough. The flock is first driven up or do\^^l a stream of clear water, or the feet are pre- pared by paring off the diseased horn so that the disinfecting fluid may penetrate to every part of the feet. This operation is most convenientlj^ performed at the shearing time, and is then in-
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