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they fall to the ground and become pupa?. The pupas- 

 cases open in summer and they are freed. They deposit 

 their eggs and live till fall. The maggots penetrate to 

 the sinuses and sometimes even to the brain. 



Remedy. — Snuff, solution of common salt, tobacco in- 

 fusion, diluted vinegar, or a weak solution of turpentine 

 may be injected into the nose. Many flies will be expelled 

 by sneezing. If any remain in the sinuses, trephine and 

 syringe with tepid water containing a small proportion of 

 carbolic acid. 



RED WATER 



Kills sheep and lambs as well as cattle. (See page 

 270.) If the disease is discovered in time, slaughter for 

 food. It is claimed that the disease is due to a lack of 

 iron in the system. Whether true or not, salt of iron 

 seems to be useful. Give 15 grains of sulphate of iron. 



OPHTHALMIA (Inflamed Eyes), 



Is frequent and sometimes severe in sheep. As a rule 

 it is the same as in the horse (page 136), but it has 

 special features. One of these is where the eyelids ad- 

 here to the eyeball, common but not confined to sheep 

 suffering with scab. Shepherds separate the lid from the 

 ball by means of a thin, hard, and polished piece of 

 wood, wash with a decoction of mallows or poppyheads, 

 and sometimes rub in a little oil. 



Sometimes the disease is epizootic — among cattle as well 

 as sheep. This form is known as ' the blind/ and is pe- 

 culiar to young sheep, especially when exposed. It is 

 dangerous, besides which the blind animal is liable to fall 

 over a precipice. Apparently it is due to exposure to 

 cold, but it may possibly be due to a micro-organism. 

 It is highly infectious. 



Remedy. — Dark, well ventilated shed; nutritious food, 

 with a lump of rock salt in trough. Tar or ointment of 



