SECTION IV. 



MEDICINES AND THEIR 

 ADMINISTRATION. 



GENERAL CONSIDERATION. 



Comparatively few medicines 3 are used inter- 

 nally in the treatment of sheep diseases. Due to 

 the tortuous digestive system, drugs are very 

 slowly absorbed and usually the animal is dead 

 before action is obtained. 



As most ailments that require medicinal treat- 

 ment are emergency cases, such as poisons, para- 

 sites and injuries, large and heroic doses must be 

 given, and repeated often. 



It is well to remember the common remedies 

 found in every household or sheep camp, such as 

 salt, pepper, ginger, soda, turpentine and the like, 

 for often one does not have access to a complete 

 medicine chest. To be able to use what is at 

 hand intelligently is better than to know the 

 pharmacopeia by heart and overlook the simple 

 remedies. Long treatises have been written on 

 drugs, but the more experience one has in the 

 treatment of sheep, the fewer drugs he will use. 

 To not overdo the treatment requires as much 

 judgment as to render adequate aid. 



As many sheep are herded during the summer 



3 Quitman's "Synopsis of Veterinary Medicine" was the text 

 consulted. 



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