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FOOT ROT. 



Foot rot is a disease which effects both goats and 

 sheep, if they are kept on low wet land. It rarely 

 proves fatal, and can be cured if the cause is removed, 

 but it sometimes causes a good deal of trouble. The 

 goats' feet swell between the toes and become so sore 

 that the animals are compelled to walk on their 

 knees. It can be cured by carefully trimming the 

 feet and using solutions of blue stone. Goats should 

 not be put on wet land. 



Sometimes the glands of the neck enlarge, a con- 

 dition known as goitre. This is sometimes fatal with 

 kids, but usually cures itself. There is no known 

 remedy for it, but it is comparatively rare. 



Anthrax, tuberculosis, pleuro-pneumonia and 

 menengitis, will effect goats, but these diseases are 

 very rare. Some of the southern goats have swollen 

 ears, but what the cause of this trouble is no one has 

 yet determined. 



POISONS. 



There are several plants which will poison goats, 

 but very little is known about them. Some of the 

 laurel family are responsible for the death of a good 

 many goats yearly, and some milk-weeds will kill if 

 taken in sufficient amount at certain times of the 

 year. These plants should be avoided as much as 

 possible. Treatment has been rather unsatisfactory. 

 If the poisoned animal is treated at once, an active 



