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shake well and pour it down with a small spoon. If not re- 

 lieved in four hours, give five drops of laudanum and 

 a teaspoonful of whisky mixed in a dessertspoonful of 

 the ewe's milk. Give this with a spoon, being careful not to 

 choke the lamb. Repeat the dose every four hours until the 

 liarrhoea is checked. Be sure to keep the lamb in a warm, 

 comfortable place until it is all right. As well as attending 

 to the lamb in such cases, see that the mother's bag is kept 

 milked out to prevent inflammation. 



4. Cutting Off Lambs' Tails. 



This operation is generally performed on ewe lambs and 

 on ram lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. The 

 operation is best done in the latter end of May, when the 

 lambs are from two to six weeks old. 



While an assistant holds the lamb select the second or 

 third joint. At the point selected sever the tail at one stroke 

 with a sharp knife. This is easily done. 



Should the bleeding be profuse, which is not usually the 

 case, apply a little of Monsell's solution of iron with a fea- 

 ther. Should this not be at hand burn the end of the stump 

 by touching it with a red-hot iron. 



5. Castration. 



Castration of lambs is fully treated in Chap. III., Sect. 2, 

 of this Part. 



