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three good stitches in, leaving only enough space for her to make 



her water through, and in a day or two, when she is all over the 



straining, take the stitches out. After the womb has been 



returned she will likely strain some; to relieve this, give the 



following : 



Epsom Salts i pound. 



Tincture of Laudanum ^ ounce, or 1 tablespoonful. 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 3 drops. 



Mix thoroughly and give as a drench. After this, give a 



warm bran mash, and give the following drench every hour until 



she is through straining: 



Tincture of Laudanum ... .^ ounce or 1 tablespoonful. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre | " 1 " 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 2 drops. 



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



INFLAMMATION OF THE MILK BAG (GARGET). 



Causes. — This is generally noticed after lambing by getting 

 cold, or from an overflow of milk ; from an injury; or sometimes, 

 when a ewe loses a lamb, from not being milked enough will 

 cause it. 



Symptoms. — The bag becomes largely swollen with milk — 

 is hard, hot, tender and inflamed. The ewe seems feverish and is 

 in pain; if you try to milk her at this stage, only a watery, 

 ■curdy milk comes out. If it is not checked now, the inflamed 

 part of the bag will commence to fester and form matter, and will 

 either break or have to be lanced. Sometimes, instead of the 

 bag festering, it becomes mortified, and if not checked, the 

 mortification will go up into the belly and kill the ewe. 



Treatment. — It is always best, if a ewe loses a lamb, or when 

 the lambs are being weaned, to watch the bag and milk her 

 out once in a while until she goes dry. When the bag is swollen 

 and inflamed, milk her out once or twice and bathe her bag three 

 times a day with warm water and vinegar, and in a day or so she 

 will come all right. When it has been neglected until it festers, 

 watch the bag and keep bathing it with warm water and vinegar. 

 As soon as a soft spot comes in the bag, lance it to let the matter 

 out, then continue bathing and applying the white lotion twice a 

 day until all the swelling is gone and the bag is healed up. 

 In cases where the bag becomes mortified, give it lots of bathing 

 with warm water and vinegar, and keep applying white lotior 

 three times a day, each time after bathing, until the mortification is 

 checked, and then the mortified part will separate from the 



