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potassium chlorate solutions locally. Electuaries (confec- 

 tions) of oxymel, glycerine, and Avater, and glyceride of 

 starch. Laxatives, salines, hydrargyrum cum creta for 

 gastric disorder. Tonics. Soft, digestible food. 

 For doses, see pages 13 to 29. 



ERYTHEMA 



Is described on pages 157 and 274. If the lambs are 

 allowed to suck, protect the teats with a gutta-percha 

 shield; otherwise they may become very sore. If they 

 do become sore, place the ewes on a scanty pasture apart 

 from the lambs. Kub the teats with boric or salicylic 

 acid ointment night and morning. Cleanse first if nec- 

 essary. 



ECZEMA OF THE LIPS 



Is usually attributed to the irritation of fine particles 

 of sand or gravel, aggravated by long-continued wet, but 

 in some instances it may be caused by indigestion or 

 stomach irritation, and probably the irritating action of 

 pollen grain. It is a mild affection, consisting of crops 

 of small bladders on the lips, with some local inflamma- 

 tion and slight fever. If neglected and its cause be un- 

 removed, serious results may follow. The lips become 

 greatly swollen, misshaped, and tender, the skin chapped 

 and ulcerated. Small abscesses form along the side of the 

 face and in the lungs, followed by suppuration of the 

 neck glands. Flesh useless. 



Remedy. — Change the pasture, give a little laxative 

 medicine, and smear some protective agent, such as car- 

 bolized lard, over the lips. 



CARBUNCLE 



Is less frequent than eczema, but is common in lambs, 

 especially during the autumn months. It is often called 

 ' hair and hoof and ' orf.' Like eczema, it is usually of 

 a mild character. If neglected, it may lead to deep- 



