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HOUSING AND CARE OF SICK ANIMALS. 



When an animal shows signs of illness, it 

 should be immediately cared for. The horse, 

 unless in case of colic, or other slight ailment, 

 when the medicine may be given at once, and his 

 work continued, should be placed in a roomy, con- 

 venient and warm stall, well littered with plenty 

 of dry bedding, and w r ell blanketed unless in very 

 warm weather. Cattle, sheep and hogs, as soon 

 as it is noticed that they are sick, should be 

 separated from the herd or flock, and placed in 

 comfortable and well-littered and especially dry 

 apartments. This is necessary, not only to pre- 

 vent disease spreading: to other stock on the farm, 

 but for the convenience of nursing them, giving 

 them medicine, and also to place them in the very 

 best ^position for a cure. Often a little timely care 

 and nursing, will save and restore an animal, 

 which, if permitted to run with the stock, and 

 take its chances, would undoubtedly be lost. A 

 sick animal as truly needs attention, as a sick 

 child. Not ahvays will mere nursing restore a 

 sick animal, but it always places it in the best 

 possible condition to effect a cure, and without it 

 the best medical treatment will often be fruitless. 



DIET OF SICK ANIMALS. 



In general, when animals are seriously ill, they 

 are without appetite, and will take little or no 

 food nature thus indicating the propriety of 

 abstinence. But in all cases, the food given or 

 allowed should be quite limited in quantity one 



