.^ SHEEP DOCTOR. 41' 



the sheep. The foot is hot, and the animal shrinks if 

 it is fiinily pressed. It is particularly liot and painful 

 in the cleft between the two hoofs ; and there is gene- 

 rally some enlargement about the coronet. The lame- 

 ness rapidly increases, and often to such a degree in- 

 deed, that the sheep is unable to stand, but moves about 

 tlie field on its knees. The soft portions of the foot, 

 and sometimes the very bones of it, slough away, and 

 drop oil". 



Treatment.— The foot must be carefully examined, 

 and every portion of horn that has separated from the 

 parts beneath thoroughly removed, and the sore lightly 

 touched with the butyr (chloride) of antimony, applied 

 by means of a small quantity of tow rolled round a flat 

 bit of stick, and then dipped into the caustic. A stronger 

 and oftentimes a better application is made by dissolv- 

 ing corrosive sublimate in spirits of wine. Hydrochloric 

 acid is also a very useful caustic for foot-rot. If a fun- 

 gus is sprouting at the place where the horn separates 

 from the foot, it must be first cut away with the knife, 

 and then the root of it touched also with the caustic ; 

 or, what is still better, it may be removed by means oif 

 a hot iron. 



Remove the sheep to higher ground. 



THE SCAB. 



It is first discovered by the animal eagerly rubbing 

 himself against every post, or gate, or bank, or, if the 

 itching is very great, tearing off his fleece by mouthfuls. 

 There will appear on various parts, and particularly 

 along the back, either little red pustules, or a harsh dry 

 scurf. 



Remedy. — The mercurial or blue ointment in a greater 

 or less degree of strength is commonly used. 



RECIPE. 



Mercurial Ointment for Scab. — Take crude quick' 



