The Rot or Fluke, 381 



flabby, pale or yellow, watery and wasted, very different in 

 firmness and color from healthy mutton. 



Treatment. — As it may be considered certain that the 

 fluke cannot dev^lope its various stages of life on dry land, 

 it is important to secure well-drained pastures for sheep. 

 Should a flock once be attacked, it is better to dispose of 

 them, and turn the pasturage into cultivation for a few 

 seasons. 



In wet seasons, when there is danger from the rot, even on 

 sound pastures, the natural food should be supplemented by 

 cakes, corn, beans, or other nutritious diet. An abundance 

 of common salt is recognized by all writers to be very eflS- 

 cient in preventing the disease. It may be placed freely in 

 the pastures, where they can gain access to it, or it may 

 advantageously be given in a combination as follows : — 



No. 423. Common salt, 2 lbs. 



Sulphate of iron, 1 lb. 



Mix with clover, meal, or grain, for 100 sheep. Give twice or three 

 times a week. 



Or— 



No. 424. Mustard flour, 1 lb. 



Juniper berries, 



Common salt, of each, 2 lbs. 



Mix with sufficient ground food for 100 sheep. 



These remedies should be continued regularly, as long as 

 the wet weather or exposiu-e exists. 



When the disease has been recognized, the animal should 

 be isolated in a high and dry pasture, and should receive a 

 laxative dose, as follows : 



No. 425. Sulphate of magnesia, ^ lb. 



Oil of turpentine, 3 drachms. 



Mix for a drench, and give every two days, one-third of the quantity 

 at a dose. 



When this has acted, the sheep should have common salt, 

 sulphate of iron and wormwood, or gentian, mixed into a 



