DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF SHEEP AND PIGS 451 



into the mouth, chewed for a time but then thrown out again. 

 There is loss of flesh without any apparent indication of sick- 

 ness. If watched closely it will be seen that the tongue is 

 frequently worked about in the mouth. 



Treatment. — Should these symptoms be shown, make a 

 thorough examination of the mouth. The capped tooth can 

 be easily detected, as it projects upward higher than the 

 others. Remove the cap with a pair of pincers. No other 

 treatment is necessary. 



3. Foreign Substances Lodging in A?vy Part of the Mouth. 



Causes. — It frequently happens that a small splinter of 

 wood, a nail or other foreign substance finds its way into the 

 mouth with the food. In chewing the food this may be 

 caused to wedge between the teeth or penetrate the gums or 

 some other part of the mouth. 



Symptoms. — There is a noticeable difficulty in eating, in 

 fact so much inconvenience is caused that it is impossible to 

 masticate the food. The action of the mouth indicates an 

 attempt to expel the obstruction. 



Treatment. — The only thing to do when these symptoms 

 are shown is to make a thorough examination and remove it 

 with the fingers, if possible, or if necessary, a pair of pincers. 



4. Old Sheep Losing Their Teeth. 



Sometimes an old ewe that has lost some of her teeth 

 becomes with lamb. You desire to keep her over another 

 year, although she only has two or three front teeth, which 

 interfere greatly with her eating, and consequently runs down 

 and gets so poor that you think she will not pull through. 



Treatment. — Catch her, pull out the remaining front 

 teeth and let her "gum it." As soon as the gums heal she will 

 do well and be able to eat, and will be good for a year or so. 

 The reason she did not do well was because all the food she 

 could get to eat was merely what she could catch with the 

 few stubs of teeth that remained in her mouth. When they 

 are pulled out she can take the food in all right with her 

 gurns and chew it with her back teeth, which are generally 

 all right at this age. 



