114 SHEEP DISEASES. 



to make two ounces. Consequently our prescrip- 

 tion would read: , 



R 



Spt. Ammon. Aro. 

 Ol. eucalypti. 



Ol. Terebinth, aa 3xvi 



Ol. lini q. s. ad Cong, ii 



M. f. sol. 



Sig. One two-ounce syringe full at once. Repeat in fifteen 

 minutes in subacute cases. 



For the laminitis, the following can be given as 

 soon as the bloat has subsided to such an extent 

 that the animal seems to be somewhat improved. 



K 



Kali permangan. 



Alumen sulph. aa Sviii 



Aquae q. s. ad Cong, ii 



M. f. sol. 



Sig. One two-ounce dose syringe full an hour after first 

 medicine has been given. 



By the use of three or four syringes and group- 

 ing the help in pairs one to hold the animal, and 

 the other to administer the medicine, a hundred 

 head can be gone over in a few minutes. The 

 main thing to impress on the ones who administer 

 the medicine is to give the half-suffocated animal 

 plenty of time to swallow the drench. 



In case the before mentioned drugs are not avail- 

 able, with less success one may resort to ground 

 ginger, milk, black pepper, or even whiskey, which 

 is usually available in a sheep camp, although 

 grudgingly supplied for this purpose. 



4. Impaction of the Rumen. 



This is a chronic bloat or a distension of the 

 rumen caused by fermenting food of a solid nature. 



