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tract ginger, may be given. Turpentine, oil of 

 peppermint, or any of the carminatives or sto- 

 machics may be given. 



Lambs may be given one-half the above dosage. 

 The ewe if suckling her young may be fed laxative 

 food, and a tablespoonful of sodium hyposulphite 

 per day. 



8. Diarrhea. 



The Skit or The Skite. 



In sheep three forms may be recognized : 



Sporadic or non-infections diarrhea of the new- 

 born lamb. 



Infectious diarrhea. Considered in the section 

 in diseases of the lamb. 



Common dysentery of sheep. This is caused 

 by spoiled food ; exposure ; lack of exercise, or the 

 symptom of some acute poisoning or infectious 

 disease. 



Treatment: Successful treatment is largely 

 symptomatic. Immediate removal of the exciting 

 cause is necessary. Twenty grains of subnitrate 

 of bismuth given in a little condensed milk is good. 

 Triple sulphocarbolates, salicylic acid, salol, castor 

 oil, linseed oil, milk of bismuth all have their place, 

 and many more drugs have been usefully em- 

 ployed in this disorder. Hygienic care will do 

 much to alleviate the trouble. 



9. Enteritis. 



Inflammation of the bowels. 



Four types of enteritis in sheep are recognized: 

 Simple, or n on -toxic enteritis. This type is 



