824 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



mustard around the point of the sheath, for it will cause the 

 sheath to be sore and irritate him, afterwards grease where you; 

 blistered; keep it very dry, and ii; a comfortable, warm place, and 

 give the following drench every hour after the first one until 

 the sheep gets relief : 



Tincture of Laudanum J ounce, or 1 tablespoonful. 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 3 drops. 



Mix in a half pint of luke warm water and give as a drench. 



TAPE WORM IN SHEEP. 



Tapeworm usually affect young sheep, but may affect old 

 ones. The disease is generally seen in sheep that are pasturing 

 on low, rich pasture fields, where dogs that are affected with tape- 

 worm often run across and leave their droppings, for this 

 is the way the disease is carried, and spreads from one flock 

 to the other. When one sheep becomes affected with tapeworm, 

 the worm grows rapidly until it assumes the length of from ten to 

 fifty feet, and is made up of flat joints about half an inch long. After 

 the tapeworm gets large, frequently these joints become broken 

 off and pass away with the manure, this joint is alive when it 

 comes away and remains alive and crawls about on the grass, and 

 very often another sheep comes along and picks it up, and as soon 

 as it reaches the bowels it begins to grow and forms a new 

 tapeworm, this is the way the disease spreads among the flock 

 of sheep. 



Symptoms. — The animal falls off in condition, and the eyes 

 have a peculiar, dull look. The animal has a good appetite, but 

 what it eats does not do it much good, for the nourishment all 

 goes to nourish the tapeworm. As soon as these symptoms are 

 noticed in one or more young sheep, look out for tape- 

 worm and watch their droppings very closely, and if you 

 see joints of flat worm about half an inch long coming away, you 

 can be sure that they are affected with tapeworm. This is a 

 dangerous disease, and sometimes before the owner is aware, he will 

 lose a lamb or two, and it is best treated as soon as first noticed. 



Treatment. — Separate the diseased sheep from the ones that 

 do not show the symptoms and put them in a stable, not allowing 

 them to eat anything for twelve hours; at the end of this time 

 they are ready for treatment. Give the following: 



Oil of Male Shield Fern 1 dram or 1 teaspoonful. 



Raw Linseed Oil 4 teacupf ul. 



Mix and give as a drench to each of the affected sheep. 

 After this drench feed them light, keeping them in the stable so 



