568 MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY. 



GRASS-ILL. 



Grass-ill, is a disease which affects lambs from three weeks 

 to a month old, and is caused by eating grass before the sto- 

 mach is properly habituated to it, and no doubt from indi- 

 gestion. It is most rapid in its progress, and speedily ter- 

 minates in death, if not promptly attended to. The follow- 

 ing should be given whenever the animal exhibits a languid 

 dejected state : — 



Castor-oil ... 1 ounce, 

 Tartarized antimony . 1 drachm, 

 Infusion of gentian-root . ^ gill ; 



to be administered with the flexible tube funnel. 



MILK-ILL. 



Symptoms. — The animal exhibits a dull appearance, with 

 the ears spread and hanging on either side of the head, in- 

 stead of standing up in the ordinary manner. 



Cause and Cure. — This complaint is one affecting lambs, 

 and follows weaning, and is probably owing to indigestion, 

 and acids generating in the stomach. It is nearly akin to 

 grass-ill, and we are not aware of any other remedy than 

 the one recommended for that disease. When they are 

 affected with scouring, from twenty to thirty drops of lau- 

 danum may be given with effect. 



JAUNDICE, OR YELLOWS. 



This complaint is not a common one amongst sheep. It 

 manifests itself by the white of the eyes assuming a greenish 

 yellow cast, and their skin being of a yellow tinge all over. 

 This disease, as in other animals, is caused by a diffusion 

 of the bile over the different parts of the body, in conse- 



