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the passage is so small you cannot get your hand in, you will need 

 a boy with a small hand to turn the lamb, while you instruct him. 

 Sometimes the ewe will try to lamb and the neck of the womb will 

 remain closed, not allowing- the lamb to come out ; in this case 

 medicine will have to be used. Give the following: 



Epsom Salts J pound. 



Fluid Extract of Belladonna 15 drops. 



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

 then follow up with the following : 



Fluid Extract of Belladonna 15 drops. 



Mix in a half pint of luke warm water. Give this drench 

 every two hours until it acts on the neck of the womb and opens 

 it so she can lamb without difficulty. 



THE CLEANING NOT COMING AWAY AFTER LAMBING. 

 In a case of this kind give the ewe a hot drink, and then 

 leave her alone, allowing her to lie down, and if it does not come 

 away then, give : 



Epsom Salts ^ pound. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre i ounce, or 1 tablespoonful. 



Fluid Extract of Belladonna 15 drops. 



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



and as soon as the medicine operates it will loosen the cleaning 



and it will come away all right. 



LAMB BED TURNED OUT. 



Causes. — From a ewe, after lambing, lying with her hind parts 

 too low, and the womb gets shoved up in the pelvic or hip cavity, 

 which causes her pain, and on account of this she commences 

 straining and does not stop until she turns the lamb bed inside out. 



Symptoms. — The ewe seems very weak and will generally 

 be lying down with the bed out behind. The bed is about as 

 large as a man's head and is covered all over with little processes 

 like buttons; it is to these little buttons the cleaning is attached. 



Treatment. — As soon as noticed, if there is any cleaning 

 attached to the button-like processes, take it off, then bathe the 

 bed well with luke warm water and place a sheet or clean bag 

 under the bed to keep it up and also keep it clean. Have a man 

 on each side to hold the hind end of the sheep up, and, having 

 your hands well oiled, start to turn it in, commencing at the vulva 

 and keep turning it in until it is all in the passage, then shove the 

 womb back to its natural place with your hand before you leave 

 it. With a needle and twine used for sewing wounds, put two or 



