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Mix well together and give a teaspoonful on the tongues of 

 the affected sheep every night. To prevent sheep from loosing 

 their wool, keep them in a cool place, feed chopped oats and plenty 

 of roots, such as mangels, to keep the blood cool. 



SHEEP TICKS. 



Sheep ticks are best got rid of about shearing time, by catch- 

 ing the lambs and sheep and giving them a good rubbing all over 

 with creolin water, using two tablespoonfuls of creolin to a pint of 

 water, by rubbing it in well with a brush one dressing will 

 generally cure the whole flock. If in other times of the year, it is 

 best to use a regular sheep dip which can be bought at almost 

 any drug store, the full directions are given in the package. 



MAGGOTS IN WOUNDS ON SHEEP. 



Maggots are a very common thing in sheep when they have a 

 wound that has been neglected, or they will in some cases form 

 around their bag when it has festered or bealed. 



Treatment. — Wash the parts well with soap and warm water; 

 then apply creolin lotion, containing creolin, two tablespoonfuls to 

 a pint of water. The first time you applj' the lotion put a good 

 lot on to kill the maggots, then bathe twice a day and apply the 

 creolin lotion to the parts each time after bathing, until healed. 



DIARRHCEA in SHEEP. 



This disease does not occur so often in sheep as it does 

 in cattle. 



Causes. — From a very cold drink when the animal is dry; 

 from a sudden change in the feed, or from eating anything that is 

 frozen or very green, will sometimes cause it. 



Symptoms. — The sheep will be dull ; will not eat much, and 

 passes a thin, watery manure often, and the hind legs and tail gets 

 wet and dirty looking. 



Treatment. — Give the following : 



Castor Oil h teacupful. 



Tincture of Laudanum | ounce or 1 tablespoonf ul. 



Ginger 1 teaspoonful. 



Common Soda I " 



Mix in a half teacupful of luke warm water and give as a 

 drench, then follow up with : 



Tincture of Laudanum } ounce, or 1 tablespoonful. 



Common Soda I teaspoonful. 



Ginger 1 



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

 every three hours until the diarrhoea stops. In very bad cases 



