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have convinced me that long and projecting 

 teeth are the direct cause of much unthriftiness, also 

 that they are not confined to old sheep alone, but 

 that they do exist in young sheep to a greater or 

 less extent. 



SYMPTOMS. 



There is more or less flow of saliva, ropy, clear 

 and watery ; hanging of the head ; dejected appear- 

 ance. The affected animal will often stand apart 

 from the rest of the flock; after a time there is 

 emaciation which gradually increases until the cause 

 is removed or death takes place. The mouth will 

 be swollen, red, hot and tender to the touch. An 

 enlargement may or may not exist on the external 

 surface of the jaws. A foul, disagreeable odor 

 will emanate from the mouth. There is also a 

 stench of all the buccal secretions, due in part to 

 the decomposition of the food which lodges around 

 the projecting teeth. Some animals quid their food, 

 others eat heartily for a time, then stop suddenly, 

 drop the food out of the mouth, hang the head or 

 hold it to one side ; others will twist the head side- 

 ways while feeding, grinding all the feed on one side. 

 TREATMENT. 



The treatment will consist in extracting or cut- 

 ting off the projecting tooth, the common bone cut- 

 ter, Fig. 39, will answer the purpose if cutting 

 them is deemed preferable. When it is necessary 



