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also killed many sheep suffering from gid, or in other words, 

 sheep that were giddy, or unable to stand, and who acted 

 very much like a person badly intoxicated, but have in many 

 cases found no worms in their heads, but in the place of 

 worms a small bladder containing water. 



Without the operation known as trepanning I cannot 

 clearly see how the grub can be dislodged from its habitat. 

 I have made many attempts at doctoring sheep suffering 

 from gid or grub in the head, but have never yet succeeded 

 in saving one. 



If the sheep attacked be in good flesh I should advocate 

 slaughtering same for use, as the grub in the head cannot 

 possibly do any harm to the flesh of the animal, provided 

 it is killed before the nervous system becomes badly de- 

 ranged. 



Bloat. 



Bloat is generally brought about by the sheep eating too 

 freely of succulent rations such as rape, clover, etc., espe- 

 cially when heavily charged with moisture either from rain 

 or heavy dews. Frozen rape, or clover, is also a cause of 

 bloat. When suffering from this trouble, sheep appear un- 

 comfortable and their stomachs become abnormally dis- 

 tended, especially on the left side. 



The shepherd should always carry with him a trocar with 

 which he may "tap" an animal that has become "blown" or 

 bloated. This should be inserted at the most prominent 

 point, or where the stomach is most distended, which will 

 be on the left side. It is most important that the trocar be 

 inserted in such a way as to avoid striking the kidneys of 

 the animal; danger from this being greatest where the ani- 



