200 SHEEP DISEASES. 



It is a very bitter weed, and sheep will not touch 

 it unless almost starved. Sometimes, however, a 

 young animal will develop a taste for it. 



Symptoms: Spasms; rapid pulse; labored 

 breathing, and extreme sensitiveness of the skin. 

 There is sneezing and coughing, and death ends 

 the clinical picture. 



Treatment: If observed before convulsions take 

 place, a pint of melted lard may be given. Re- 

 moval from infected pastures is the only logical 

 procedure. The weed is very abundant on old, 

 worn-out ranges, and is mute testimony to the 

 folly of over-grazing. 



14. Rubber Weed. 



Botanical name Hymenoxys floribunda. 

 Also known as " pingue" , the Spanish name of 

 the weed. 



This is a small weed, bearing a yellow flower, 

 and is found in the semi-arid ranges of southern 

 Colorado and northern New Mexico. It does not 

 contain any poisonous principle, so far as is 

 known, but causes death by forming a rubber-like 

 obstruction in the intestinal tract. 



Symptoms: The animal appears drowsy, and 

 loses its appetite. It lies down and refuses to get 

 up. Death takes place in from one to several 

 hours after the first symptoms are noted. 



Treatment: As this is a very obscure disorder, 

 treatment is still in the experimental stage. It has 

 been found through practical experience that a 



