98 SHEEP DOCTOR. 



COSTIVENESS. 



It is eilher ihe accompaniment of fever, or it will very 

 speedily lead on to fever. Bleeding in proportion to the 

 degree of fever, and the age and strength ot the lamb, ;^ 

 should then be had recourse to. Next, the bowels must ^i^ 

 be opened ; one-fourth of the Purging Drink (No. 2,) ^.^jJf 

 will be the best thing that can be given, and it should *™ 

 be repeated every sixth hour until the desired elFect is 

 produced. 



STAGGERS. 



The lamb will appear to be in perfect health. All 

 at once he will stand still, heaving violently at the 

 flanks, and with the head protruded ; or he will wander 

 about with great uncertainty in his walk and manner: 

 he will ihen all at once fall down and lie struggling upon 

 his back until he is helped up, or dies. Sometimes he 

 is very much convulsed. 



Bleeding must be resorted to immediately, and after- 

 wards the bowels will open by means of the Purging 

 drink. To this some cooling febrifuge medicine should 

 succeed. 



RECIPE. 



Cooling Fever Drink. — Take powdered digitalis, one 

 scruple; emetic tartar, ten grains; nitre, two drachms. 

 Mix with thick gruel, and let it be given twice every 

 day. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN. 



'^rhe anin^al gallops about attacking his fellows, at- 

 tacking^ the shepherd, and sonjetimes quarrelling with 

 a post or tree ; lie is laboring under wild delirium, and 

 this continues until he is absolutely exhaustcul. He 

 then stands still, or liesdown fur a while panting dread- 



