DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF SHEEP. 319 



where the sheep are and allow them to breathe the fumes of the 

 sulphur. Do this twice a week and it will kill the germs and stop 

 the disease. The way to tell when they have as much as they can 

 bear is to have a man stand in the stable with them, and when 

 he has all he can stand let the sheep out of the stable. Sheep can 

 stand about the same amount of the fumes of sulphur as a man. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS AND ITS COVERING. 



Causes. — This generally comes after sore throat when the 

 sheep get cold, or from a neglected cold in the head, or from get- 

 ting chilled from being in a cold rain. Sometimes it is caused 

 from a sheep getting cold after lambing. 



Symptoms. — The sheep lies down with its ears lopped over, 

 breathing heavy, its legs and ears are cold, and it does not eat 

 nor chew its cud, but seems feverish and greedy to drink. Some- 

 times it will cough. If you separate the wool on its side and 

 listen with your ear you will hear a peculiar grating sound in the 

 lungs, and the affected sheep will moan once in a while as if in 

 distress. The sheep gets very weak, falls off in condition and will 

 die in a short time if it does not get relief. In some cases the 

 sheep will linger nine or ten days. 



Treatment. — Put the sheep in a dry, warm, well ventilated 

 box-stall or stable. If the sheep has just been shorn cover the 

 body well with blankets, but if not just keep dry. Give the fol- 

 lowing medicine : 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre J ounce or 1 tablespoonfuL 



Ginger 1 teaspoonf ul. 



Fleming Tincture of Aconite 3 drops. 



Mix in a half pint of water and give as a drench. Give this 



three times a day, being careful not to lift its head too high and 



choke it, and give plenty of time for the animal to swallow the 



drench. In a day or so, when the animal is better, but seems 



weak, give the following drench, as a stimulant : 



Whisky 1 wine glassful. 



Ginger 1 teaspoonf ul. 



Oatmeal Gruel ^ pint. 



Mix and give as a drench three times a day until the sheep 

 gets strong and commences to feed all right again. During the 

 time the sheep is sick give cold water to drink in small quantities, 

 but often. If it will eat mashes with flaxseed in it give that, but if 

 not give any other kind of grain it will eat. 



