SHEEP. 



FOUL NOSES. 



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Put tar in troughs, or on boards, and put salt on it, 

 and if the sheep will not eat it voluntarily, in this or in 

 some other way that you can devise, put it into their 

 mouths, and so near Iheir throats that it will go down. 

 Pine boughs are also good for this complaint. 



INFLUENZA. 



Cause. Exposure to storms and cold. Lambs or 

 young sheep are most liable to it. 



Symptoms. The first are a dulness of countenance 

 and a disinclinatioa fo join the rest of the flock, or to 

 look for food. The / soon become more dull ; a thin, 

 mucous discharge ticni the nose and eyes ; drooping of 

 the ears ; grating c»i ! !ie teeth, and a staggering gait in 

 walking. As the disease advances, these symptoms be- 

 come more manifest , When it is considerably advanced, 

 diarrhoea generally sets in. 



Treatment. To those afflicted with purging, give 

 astringents of chalk. &c., combining them with an aro- 

 matic. To those tha' rre costive, give a gentle laxative, 

 followed by a tonic Keep them in a warm, dry place, 

 till recovered. Small doses of tar are also good. Keep 

 the bowels open with laxative food, such as bran mashes 

 and roots. 



SCOURS, OR DIARRHCEA. 



Causes. These are numerous, such as eating a soft, 

 tathy pasture, particularly if fouled by inundations of 

 the previous winter ; f-^eding on too rich a pasture ; sud- 

 den change from a ; 'oor to a rich pasture ; change 

 from dry to succulent food ; transition from heat to cold ; 

 giving salt very free!} ; weakness and relaxation of the 

 bowels; improper food; change of place, and other 

 causes. 



Remarks. Diarrhcea is frequently only the symptoms 

 of other disorders exhibited in this sanative effort of 



