DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF SHEEP AND PIGS 45? 



good pasture after being upon a poor one may cause impac- 

 tion of the paunch. Certain kinds of food, such as a poor 

 quality of peas, straw or clover hay, especially if musty or 

 over ripe, may bring about the same condition. 



Symptoms. — The appetite is gone and there is an ab- 

 sence of chewing the cud. The appearance is dull and the 

 teeth are grated together. The breathing is short, accom- 

 panied by short, quick grunts as a result of pressure upon 

 the lungs from the quantity of food in the paunch. There is 

 a general sort of stupidity in the actions and little passage 

 from the bowels, and that which does come through is hard 

 and dry. 



Pressure upon the left side over the stomach indicates 

 that it is hard and tapping upon it causes a dull, heavy 

 sound, indicating that the first part of the stomach is 

 impacted with food. 



Treatment. — Give 



Epsom Salts J4 pound. 



Ginger 1 teaspoonful. 



Bicarbonate of Soda 1 teaspoonful. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre l /i ounce or 2 dessertspoonfuls. 



Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench, 

 then wait for twenty-four hours to see if this dose will 

 physic and clean out the stomach. If it does not physic in 

 that time, give : 



Raw Linseed Oil x / 2 pint. 



Spirits of Turpentine % ounce or 1 dessertspoonful. 



Mix and give as a drench. After the physic operates, to 



strengthen the animal, give: 



Whisky 1 wmeglassful. 



Ginger 1 teaspoonful. 



Bicarbonate of Soda 1 teaspoonful. 



Oatmeal Gruel l / 2 pint. 



Mix and give as a drench three times a day until the 

 sheep gets strong. 



5. Colic. 



This is cramps of the bowels. 



Causes. — Eating frozen grass or roots, taking a cold 

 drink of water, or eating anything that disagrees with the 

 bowels will cause it. 



Symptoms. — The sheep lies down, moans, strikes its feet 

 up against its belly, jumps up and seems quite easy for a few 



