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warm milk to the sheep by means of the drench- 

 ing bottle. If it does not stop groaning and stretch- 

 ing in a short time give it another half pint of 

 milk. Soon after this you will see the animal draw 

 in its bulged-out sides and begin to look smaller, 

 and after a little it will have regained its natural 

 form. The writer has saved many bloated sheep 

 in this way. Remember that the milk must be 

 warm from the cow's udder. Cold milk does not 

 absorb the gas as the warm milk does. Give the 

 milk as warm as possible, and be careful not to 

 choke the sheep when dosing it in this bloated 

 condition. 



SOME COMMON MEDICINES HELPFUL TO THE FLOCK- 

 MASTER. 



It is generally conceded that if a sheep once gets 

 sick not much can be done to save it. The writer, 

 however, is not exactly of this opinion. True 

 enough, if a sheep has pneumonia and its lungs are 

 badly affected death is generally the result. There 

 are other diseases which baffle even the knowl- 

 edge and control of veterinarians. In many in- 

 stances, however, the shepherd can himself treat 

 the sick sheep in lighter cases. For instance, if 

 a sheep suffers from constipation this trouble can 

 be removed by giving the sheep one or perhaps 

 two doses of epsom salts. The dose for an older 



