184 SHEEP DISEASES. 



13, Common Salt Poisoning. 



This occurs where sheep have been deprived of 

 salt for a long time and then given it in too gen- 

 erous quantities. 



Symptoms: Chiefly a violent gastro-enteritis, 

 with a watery diarrhea and frequent urination. 

 Death occurs in a few hours. 



Treatment: Drench with large quantities of 

 water; raw linseed oil; raw eggs, and give spirit 

 of camphor as a stimulant. 



14. Epsom Salt and Glauber's Salt Poisoning. 



Symptoms: Intense thirst; weakness; watery 

 diarrhea; death in a day or two. 



Treatment: Give large quantities of water; raw 

 linseed oil; raw eggs; spirit of camphor, aromatic 

 spirits of ammonia or whiskey as a stimulant. 



15. Sheep-Dip Poisoning. 



After dipping, some of the animals may show 

 symptoms of trembling, staggery gait, paralysis 

 and death. This may not only have been caused 

 by swallowing some of the solution, but inhaling 

 it into the lungs. The sheepmen are very philo- 

 sophical about this, and when one or more die 

 they merely shrug their shoulders and take it as 

 a matter of course. 



Very little can be done in the way of treatment, 

 for death ensues soon after the appearance of the 

 first symptoms. Alcohol, whiskey, spirit of cam- 

 phor, Epsom salt solution all may be given. The 

 poisonous action comes from the cresol content 



