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animals licking and sucking one another, by which means a quantity 

 of hair and wool is drawn into the mouth by the tongue, whence it is 

 passed on to the stomach, where, by the churning motion of the 

 stomach, it becomes matted and formed into balls. Another cause is 

 that of giving the calf unstrained milk, which is a great mistake. Milk 

 given to calves should always be put through a strainer. When these 

 balls are present, they cause a good deal of derangement, with impaired 

 appetite, and a puffing up, or swelling, of the left side. Should the 

 swelling occur several times daily, the best plan is to make the animal 

 into veal or lamb as soon as possible. Occasionally, a calf may recover, 

 in which case the ball or balls are found in the paunch of the adult 

 animal on slaughtering, having been a frequent cause of Tympanites 

 during life. 



335. Navel-Ill. — This is a common disease in young foals, calves, 

 and lambs up to a week or fortnight old. It is a septic inflammation 

 of the navel-string, with suppuration. The animal appears dull and 

 listless ; lies stretched out flat on its side, refuses its milk, and breathes 

 fast and catchy, perhaps moaning. On examining the navel it will be 

 felt to be hard and swollen. It should be laid open with the knife, and 

 dressed with carbolized oil (ue Appendix) ; a flannel folded five or six 

 ply thick, wrung out of hot v^^ater, should then be applied to the navel, 

 and be kept in place with a bandage round the body. Small doses of 

 Gregory's powder, or magnesia, may be given daily. Associated with 

 this complaint, we have another disease, also very formidable, both 

 in foals, calves, and lambs, called /o/;/^ Felon.. 



336. Joint Felon. — A large number of young animals are yearly 

 lost from this disease, which consists of a septic inflammation of the 

 joints. The knee, hock, and stifle are the joints most frequently attacked 

 by its baneful action, and it is usually noticed a few days after birth. 

 The animal is very feverish, and unable to stand when put on its feet, 

 while, on being made to move, lameness is noticed in one or more of its 

 limbs. There is enlargement of the joints, accompanied by great pain 

 on pressure being applied. As a rule the disease is fatal. On opening 

 the diseased joints, they are found to contain a quantity of sanious 



