264 THE LAMBING PERIOD 



Constipation. Young lambs may be constipated. The symp- 

 toms are straining and distress in the attempt to pass feces. Usually 

 this trouble is relieved by injections of warm, soapy water. If this 

 treatment fails, a half to a tablespoonful of milk of magnesia (mag- 

 nesium hydroxide) or a teaspoonful of castor oil may effect a cure. 



White Scours. White scours are caused by digestive disorders 

 in the stomach, which usually result from mistakes in feeding the 



FIG. 176. Happy orphans. 



ewes. If they be given clean, wholesome feed and if the nature of 

 their ration is not changed abruptly, white scours do not often occur 

 in the lambs. In fact, nearly all digestive disorders in very young 

 lambs may be due to the feed and physical condition of the ewes. 

 Milk of magnesia, given as in constipation, may be of some help 

 to lambs suffering from white scours. 



Indigestion. Sometimes lambs are seized with a violent attack 



