SHEEP. ^1 



PHYSIC. 



For the general effects of physic, see page 33. Give 

 the same purgatives as for cattle, only a tenth or twelfth 

 part as much for a dose. In case of severe costiveness, 

 give injections, and treat generally as cattle. 



MANNER OF BLEEDING. 



This operation is most easily performed on a large 

 vein, the branches of which are spread over the face of 

 the sheep. The vein may be felt passing ov^er the angle 

 of the jaw, into the neck, about two inches from it, or 

 opposite to the third of the grinding teeth. Press upon 

 the vein a little below where it is to be opened, and the 

 blood will flow out freely when the opening is made, 

 which should be obliquely, not directly across or along 

 the vein. When the point of the lancet has fairly 

 entered the vein, it should be raised a little upwards, 

 and carried forward, that it may not go through b(/th 

 sides, and that the wound may be large enough to aUow 

 the blood to flow freely. There is a small nerve running 

 across the vein, and to avoid cutting it, which is impor- 

 tant, the incision may be made as low down as possible. 

 In diseases of the head, requiring bleeding, and in 

 inflammation of the eyes, it is best to open this vein ; 

 but in diseases of other parts, blood may be procured 

 from a vein that runs along the leg. This vein passes 

 from the foot, along the back of the leg, to the ham, and 

 then goes obliquely over to the fore part of the limb. It 

 is nearest the surface, and sufficiently large a little above 

 he knee. By grasping the limb above where the vein 

 s to be opened, it swells. This is the course generally 

 pursued by shepherds, but veterinary surgeons recom- 

 mend bleeding in the jugular vein, as more effectual 

 A^ith proper treatment, the harsh remedy of bleeding 

 may generally be avoided. Indeed, it is not a remedy 

 out only temporary relief. 



