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comfortable quarters, and a little mustard and water should be well 

 rubbed into the sides, behind the shoulders, also a mixture of 2 to 3 

 drachms each of acetate of ammonia, spirits of nitre, and syrup of 

 squills, should be given three times a day. If the cough is trouble- 

 some, a teaspoonful of chlorodyne may be added. The food should be 

 the same as recommended for hoose (par. 545). 



547. Acute Congestion of the Lungs in calves is occasionally 

 met with in an enzootic form, having all the appearance of being 

 infectious. I have seen six and seven calves, from one to two months 

 old die m as many days from this disease. The complaint is mostly 

 seen in raw, damp, muggy weather, and like bronchitis is found in 

 badly appointed boxes. The malady runs its course m about thirty 

 or forty hours, and on account of the tender age of the patient and the 

 acute nature of the attack there is very little chance for treatment to 

 be successful. The calves must be removed at once to more comfort- 

 able quarters, and the treatment to be adopted is the same as 

 recommended in pay., 546. 



SHEEP. 



548. Sheep are also subject to derangement and disease of the 

 respiratory organs, similar to those of otlier domestic animals, but, on 

 account of their fine organizition, and their open air life, they are 

 generally too far gone before they are noticed to be ailing, and for 

 any successful treatment to be carried out: — certain parasitic diseases 

 of the lungs excepted. In stormy wintry weather, when sheep are 

 folded on unsheltered pastures, it is not uncommon to see and hear of 

 large numbers dying of acute congestion of the lungs. When such is 

 the case, the remaining animals should be removed to more sheltered 

 quarters, and easily digestible and nutritious food should be supplied, 

 such as crushed oats, bran, and cake. Lambs, at times, also die in 

 great numbers from a somewhat similar cause, and n:iust receive the 

 same treatment. 



549. Verminous or Parasitic Bronchitis, or Hoose (Paper 

 Skin.) — This is one of the most common maladies seen m lambs, and 

 has already been dealt with (pay. 338 and 339). 



