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Grubs in the Head or Nasal Gleet. 



This is a troublesome pest causing discomfort and injury to sheep. Grubs 

 in the nostrils are caused by a small gad-fly which deposits her eggs in the 

 nostrils of the sheep. In a few days the eggs are hatched and the young larvae 

 passes up the nostrils into the nasal cavities, where they develop, causing the 

 sheep much pain and annoyance. The irritation causes the greatest loss. As 

 a disease it is not fatal. 



Symptoms. There is irritation of the nose with some discharge. The 

 sheep holds its head low ; sometimes there is difficulty in breathing. 



Treatment. The best treatment is prevention. Smear the noses of the 

 sheep with common tar, put the sheep in a dusty lane or open field where they 

 can thrust their noses into the dust. This to be done during the hot summer 

 months when the gad-fly bothers the sheep most. Imagine how the sheep must 

 feel bothered with these worms and you will aid in preventing them from get- 

 ting into the head. Sulphur can be burned so it may be inhaled, or a spray of 

 turpentine and kerosene oil will be found very good for removing and killing 

 the little eggs and maggots. A paste of pitch pine applied on the nostrils will 

 be found satisfactory. Salt saturated with tar is used by many farmers. It 

 is placed in troughs where the sheep can get at it. 



Inflammation of the Eyes. 



This trouble affects the lining membranes of the eyelids and eyeball and 

 is caused by sand or little sticks getting into the eye. 



Symptoms. Tears run from the eyes which the animal keeps partly closed 

 and avoids the light. The eyelids and eyeballs are streaked with red and 

 there is pain. 



Treatment. Bathe the eyes with hot or cold water twenty minutes at a 

 time three or four times a day. Separate the animal from the flock. Salt 

 water is one of the best and simplest remedies. A poultice of bread crumbs 

 and mashed potatoes has proven good in many instances. Boracic acid is the 

 usual drug store remedy and is fine as a cleanser. It should be dissolved in 

 water. 



Lung Worms. 



In the lungs of sheep a thread-like worm is found which causes coughing, 

 sneezing and a discharge of mucus from the nose. The same worm infects 

 pigs and calves. 



Symptoms. There is a falling away in flesh ; also violent fits of cough- 

 ing and strangling, often raising mucus which contains the worms. Usually 

 the breathing is difficult and the skin becomes exceedingly papery. 



Treatment. The best preventive treatment is a frequent rotation of 

 pastures, thus preventing any pasture from becoming greatly infested. Isolate 

 the sick sheep and give nourishing, easily digested food. Inject into the wind- 

 pipe a mixture of one part turpentine in two parts olive oil, once a day for 

 three days, using the hypodermic syringe. Or use one-half ounce carbolic acid, 



