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fusal of the afflicted animal to take food, continual straining and 

 a continual stamping of the feet. When uremia, or urine 

 poisoning, sets in the sufferer foams at the mouth. Of course 

 the most important factor in relieving the animal is by removing 

 the obstruction and allowing a passage of the urine. Sometimes 

 the stoppage is caused by crystals of sugar accumulating around the 

 point of the animal's sheath and in such cases the crystals should 

 be removed with warm water, when the urine will escape and relief 

 follows instantly. When the trouble is in the bladder a very fine 

 catheter can be inserted and relief obtained. The author once 

 succeeded in curing a very valuable ram of this trouble by ad- 

 ministering a dose of Epsom salts,' followed by a dose of sweet 

 nitre given in gruel and after the elapse of three hours the ad- 

 ministration of eight grains of belladonna. 



TUMORS. 



Sheep are often afflicted with tumors. They are more often 

 found in the throat than in any other party of the body. Not- 

 withstanding the fact that scientists have only recently admitted 

 that sheep are sometimes victims to tuberculous troubles, shepherds 

 have long contended that sheep died of "consumption." Neither 

 rams or ewes suffering from tumors should be used for breeding 

 purposes. Tumors can be quickly cured by being opened with the 

 knife and thoroughly washed out with a strong solution of carbolic 

 acid or some other antiseptic agent. The wound should be kept 

 running by insertion of a small ball of wool or cotton wool which 

 has previously been well saturated with tar. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES. 







Inflammation of the eyes, or ophthalmia, at times breaks out 

 in epidemic form among lambs, the whole flock sometimes suffer- 

 ing more or less from it. It is generally brought about by ex- 

 posure to storms or draughts in an ill-planned or ill-managed 

 sheep barn. In some cases the afflicted one becomes totally blind. 

 There is a species of ophthalmia which arises from a derange- 

 ment of the stomach and digestive system generally, brought 

 about by eating too freely of grain of a too heating nature. Lambs 

 suffering from this trouble rapidly lose flesh and assume a very 

 emaciated appearance. The first thing to do by way of relieving 

 the sufferer is to administer an opening dose of medicine, after 

 which the eyes should be treated carefully and thoroughly with a 

 eood eye lotion which your druggist will know how to prepare. 

 The ewe's rations have considerable to do with bringing on an at- 

 tack of this kind; therefore, it is advisable that a change of diet 

 be made as soon as the disease first appears. 



