SECTION VI. 



DISEASES OF THE BLOOD. 



1. Anemia. 



Acute anemia may be caused by some form of 

 traumatism, such as may result in a severed blood 

 vessel; or it may be caused by epistaxis or phle- 

 botomy. 



Chronic anemia is usually the result of internal 

 parasites, such as stomach worms; external para- 

 sites, as the scab mites, or the ingestion of large 

 quantities of marshy, watery food. Extensive 

 feeding of beets, turnips or other foods deficient 

 in proteids may cause this condition. 



Anemia is primarily a symptom of some dis- 

 order. 



Symptoms: The manifestations of this ailment 

 are very pronounced in sheep. The skin, instead 

 of being of a pinkish hue, is a paper-like white. 

 Later, the animal becomes dull, loses its appetite, 

 becomes weak, is not able to stand up, and death 

 from suffocation ends the clinical picture. 



Treatment: This consists in removing the ex- 

 citing cause, be it parasites, exposure, or lack of 

 exercise and supplying good nourishing food. 

 Some form of iron should be fed the affected 

 animals ad lib. 



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