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Treatment. — Keep the animal very quiet in an airy place and 



give the following : 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre ^ ounce, or 1 tableepoonfuL 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 3 drops. 



Mix in a teacupful of luke warm water and pour this down as 



a drench. In drenching do not raise the head too high, and be very 



careful not to choke the animal. If the sheep wishes to drink 



give cold water in small quantities ; also, small, hot mashes and 



grass, or hay to eat. Give the sheep the above drench three 



times a day for a day or so until it gets relief. If the sheep seems 



very weak then change the drenches to something mor-r 



stimulating. 



Whisky 1 wine glassful. 



Ginger 1 teaspoonf al. 



Mix in a half pint of oatmeal gruel and pour this down 

 very carefully. Give this drench three times a day until it gets 

 strong ; also, be sure to keep it warm and dry, and allow it to 

 have plenty of fresh air without being in a draft. 



FILARIA BRONCHITIS. 



Causes. — From small germs getting into the system and 

 settling in the lining of the bronchial tubes and inflaming them. 

 This disease is not very common, but sometimes we have an out- 

 break of it where the sheep are pasturing on a low-lying pasture, 

 and, as a general thing, if one of the flock gets aff"ected with it, 

 nearly all the herd will be showing symptoms of the disease. 



Symptoms. — They have a dry, husky cough ; fall off" in condi- 

 tion, and with the slightest exertion the animal will breathe heavy, 

 and on placing your ear to the bottom of the windpipe you will 

 hear a wheezing noise, the sheep will not feed well, scarcely ever 

 chews its cud and lies down most of the time. If you have several 

 sheep showmg the above symptoms, and they are pasturing on a 

 low-iymg pasture you may come to the conclusion it is this* 

 disease they have. 

 , Treatment. — Turpentine seems to have a special action in 



cases of this kind, because as soon as it gets into the blood it 

 spreads through the system and has a tendency to kill all kinds of 

 g'erms. Give the following^ : 



Bpirits of Turpentine J ounce or 1 tablespoonful. 



Raw Linseed Oil J teacupful. 



Mix and give as a drench every third day until the disease 

 disappears. Another good treatment is to burn sulphur in a stable 



