SHEPHERDS. 



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and of sturdy, they are guided by crude notions, and probably 

 often do more harm than good by their treatment. While the 

 fact remains true that the veterinary profession is, compara- 

 tively speaking, ignorant of the treatment of sheep, shepherds 

 are likely to continue to discharge the duties of doctor as well 

 as nurse. Drugging sheep is not usually successful, as they 

 are much more likely to die under treatment than either cows 

 or horses. You may bring a cow through an illness which at 

 one time appeared in every way likely to prove fatal, but when 

 once a sheep is down there is but little hope. So far as results 

 go, the rough, and sometimes what seems to be the cruel, 

 treatment of the shepherd is just as likely to be successful as 

 that of the " vet." It is, indeed, not easy to get shepherds to 

 follow the long list of directions given by a professional man, 

 and faith in the benefit of what is suggested by him is too 

 often entirely absent. 



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