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Treatment.— 5 to 10 minims of carbolic acid in three to 

 four ounces of linseed oil may be given. Precautionary 

 measures such as segregation and disinfection should be 

 adopted as mentioned in the case of cattle. This disease 

 should not be confused with Braxy. 



Scrofula Tuberculosis. — A specific disease and somewhat 

 infectious. The respiratory organs are often affected, some- 

 times the abdominal organs. It is very liable to appear in 

 animals which are inbred and which are in a fat condition. 

 There is slow fever and the animal pines away. An attack 

 of diarrhoea carries off the animal in the end. The best 

 thing is to slaughter the animal as soon as the symptoms are 

 noticed. If the disease has not made much progress, the 

 flesh can be eaten well boiled. 



Rabies. — Hydrophobia. — This is produced by the bite of a 

 rabid dog or jackal. After a varying period of incubation 

 after the animal has been bitten, it begins to behave strangely 

 and butts other sheep furiously. The breathing becomes 

 hurried and saliva flows freely from the mouth. The patient 

 dies within a week. There is no treatment and a rabid sheep 

 should be destroyed at once. Should there be suspicion that 

 a sheep has been bitten by a rabid animal, the best thing is 

 to kill it forthwith. The mutton can be used well cooked. 



Contagious footrot. — This is a specific disease. The hoof 

 softens and loosens, from the tissues inside. There is 

 suppuration and fungoid growth on the coronet. Fortu- 

 nately this disease is rare. Make a solution of carbolic acid 

 or of sulphate of copper in a large tub and dip the feet of 

 the affected sheep once daily. 



Catarrh or cold. — A very common complaint during wet 

 and cold weather. There is slight cough and copious dis- 

 charge of mucus from the nostrils. The patient may also be 

 feverish. Rest and quiet is all that is necessary. A couple 

 of ounces of Epsom salts with half a dram of powdered gin- 

 ger may be given as a drench in half a pint of water. 



Bronchitis. — This may be the result of a neglected catarrh 

 or may originate from the same causes as catarrh. There is 

 severe cough and profuse discharge from the nostrils. The 

 appetite is lost, the breathing is hurried and the bowels are 

 costive. Fever is generally present at the commencement. 

 G-ive once daily for two or three days an ounce of Epsom 

 salts, a dram of nitre and half a dram of ginger powder in 

 half a pint of warm water. In severe cases, rub some 

 stimulating liniment or turpentine on the throat. 



Pneumonia — Inflammation of the lungs. — This is a danger- 

 ous disease in sheep. There is fever, hard breathing, much 



