THE SHEEP. 75 



HOVEN. 



Sheep, like neat cattle, when put into a fresh clover- 

 field, will sometimes have their stomachs distended by 

 wind to that degree that they must be relieved at once, 

 which can be done in the same manner as for cattle. 

 The swelling rises the highest on the left side, and on 

 this side let the incision be made. (See cattle, p. 39.) 



COSXIVENESS. 

 "Remedy. — Give \ oz. Epsom salts or two tablespoon- 

 fuls of castor-oil, or feed on green clover for one day. 



COLDS AND INFLUENZA. 



These are caused by exposure to storms and cold, and 

 sometimes by lying on wet and marshy grounds, and by 

 sudden changes of the atmosphere. 



Symptoms. — The indications of this disease are a dis- 

 charge of mucus from the nose, weakness, dullness of 

 the eyes, loss of appetite, and wheezing. 



Remedy. — When the cold is slight, give them a few 

 white-pine boughs to browse upon, with a good supply 

 of salt and tar. If the disease does not yield to mild 

 treatment, moderate bleeding must be resorted to, with 

 warming drinks made of pennyroyal, sage, or catnip. 

 Another: if the disease is far advanced, attended with 

 diarrhoea, give 20 drops of laudanum with a teaspoonful 

 of powdered chalk, once a day until relieved ; after 

 which give white-pine or hemlock boughs. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 



This is caused by exposure and cold, which settles on 

 the lungs, attended with the same symptoms described 

 under the head of colds and influenza, only in an aggra- 

 vated degree. 



Remedy. — Put the sheep into a warai enclosure, bleed 

 freely, and give a tablespoonfui of castor-oil, or the same 

 quantity of lard ; after which give warm nourishing 

 drinks. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN. 



Cause. — CH^er-heating, overdriving, breathing impure 

 air, or high feeding with solid gi'ain. 



