492 "WHAT TO DO BEFORE, ETC. 



should possess some knowledge of the earliest symptoms of these 

 catching disorders, not necessarily that the diseases may be sub- 

 mitted to medical treatment — for some of them are not allowed by 

 Government to be treated, while others are incurable — but that 

 steps may be taken to prevent their spreading. Whenever any 

 suspicious symptoms of disease appear, therefore, the animal should 

 be carefully isolated — at least from others of the same species — and 

 the veterinary surgeon sent for. 



