270 DISEASES OF SHEEP. 



common one arises from eating noxious veg<utables, and produces 

 the affections termed tremhlings. It also produces the grass ill in 

 lambs, which latter is always accompanied with black foetid faeces, 

 and is readily removed by an ounce of castor oil ; while the for- 

 mer usually yields to half an ounce of oil of turpentine, beaten up 

 with the yelk of an egg. Some herbs (as Atropa belladonna) when 

 eaten produce spasmodic affections, which are called by shepherds 

 leaping ill: in such cases the water solution of aloes (Vet. Pha 

 164,) in doses of two or three ounces is useful. Daffy's elixir we 

 have also known to be given with good effect. 



220. The hove, blast, or wind colic. Sheep are as liable to be 

 distended with an enormous collection within the maw, as oxen. 

 An instrument similar to that invented by Dr. Monro is also made 

 for them ; and when not relieved by these means, the same reme- 

 dies are applicable, as are directed for oxen. (188.) 



221. A wind colic will also sometimes affect sheep more from 

 the quality than the quantity of what they eat ; it is best relieved 

 by an ounce of castor or salad oil with an ounce of gin. 



222. Inflamed liver, blood rot, or hot yellows, are liver affections 

 arising from fever settling in that organ ; or from obstructed bile 

 irritating it. Sometimes there are great marks of fever, and at 

 others more of putridity ; according to which, treat ^as may be 

 gathered from ox pathology. 



223. Jaundice also now and then occurs, when refer to that dis- 

 ease in oxen. (197.) 



224. Dysentary, gall scour, braxy, are all affections brought on 

 by sudden changes of temperature, or of undue moisture acting 

 with cold pasturage. It is often seen in sultry autumns : — Treat as 

 nnder ox braxy. (196.) 



225. Scouring is the diarrhoea of sheep, and in very hot weather 

 soon carries them off. It should be early attended to, by abstract, 

 mg the affected and housing them. The treatment is seen under 

 diarrhoea of oxen, ''195,^ which it closely resembles. 



226. Pinning, tag-belt, break.share. The two former are only 

 the adhesion of the tail to the wool, and the excoriation brought 

 on by diarrhoea ; the latter is the diarrhoea itself, known to some 

 by this term. 



227. The rot in sheep is also called great rot, and hydropic rot, 

 ^c. but it is mere popularly known by the single term of rot.^ 



