The diseases of live stock and their most efficient remedies; . themost reliable treatment is to give the lamb an injection ofwarm milk, about the temperature of the body, colored to alight brown by molasses stirred in it, two or three ouncesof which are to be administered with a smalFsyringe. this properly, the lamb should be held up perpendicu-larly by the hind legs, so that the fore feet but just touch thefloor, during and for a moment after the injection. Ifhardened dung is not discharged with the fluid, or soon after-ward, the injection is to be repeated. If after the medicine has
The diseases of live stock and their most efficient remedies; . themost reliable treatment is to give the lamb an injection ofwarm milk, about the temperature of the body, colored to alight brown by molasses stirred in it, two or three ouncesof which are to be administered with a smalFsyringe. this properly, the lamb should be held up perpendicu-larly by the hind legs, so that the fore feet but just touch thefloor, during and for a moment after the injection. Ifhardened dung is not discharged with the fluid, or soon after-ward, the injection is to be repeated. If after the medicine has operated the lamb continues in-active and dull, it requires a tonic, as some spoonfuls ofstrong boneset tea {Eupatorium perfoUaium), or this, recom-mended by Prof. Gamgee:— No. 413. Golden sulphur of antimony, i drachm. Common salt, 1 drachm. For a dose, once daily. DIABBHEA IN LAJOS. Diarrhea, which frequently attacks whole herds on firstfeeding on green grass, is usually of no danger; and whenin individual cases simple diarrhea calls for attention, it I. Diarrhea in Lambs. 369 should be treated on the same principles and with the sameremedies previously recommended for calves (see JJage 337).But in sucking lambs diarrhea is often a very fatal disease,and must receive the closest attention of the shepherd, inorder to rescue the patient. Causes.—These are chiefly exposme to cold, suddenchanges of temperature, as a hot stable in winter, and thedrafts and bad air it involves, and improper diet. Colddrinks and a plethoric condition of the ewe are other causes. Symptoms.—These are well described by Mr. Clok, asfollows : The disease appears without warning; the lambbecomes languid and sad, keeps away from the other lambs,stands with bent back, or lies down frequently. The ex-crement, which is repeatedly discharged, is thin, whitish orgreenish, afterward watery and mixed with mucus, and finallybloody. The animal ceases to suck and eat, but is verythirsty. It bleats frequently,
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