Chapter XXX. 



DISEiLSES. 



Parturient Fever— Parturient ParAlysis — Garget — Castration — Rheuma- 

 tism — Grub in the Nostrils — Docking — Fractures — Sprains — Feeling 

 the. Pulse. ' 



THE lambing season calls for the exercise 6f the utmost pa- 

 tience on the part of the raiser of sheep ; and the knowledge 

 gained by practical experience is mainly that upon which he 

 can rely for success in his management. The remedies for the dis- 

 eases and mishaps incident to this period are such as no farmer can 

 afford to be ignorant of, and such as no one need be ignorant of, if 

 he but exercise ordinary observation and discretion, and reads to 

 any extent, 



When the lambs begin to drop, it is easy to discover those ewes 

 that will come in within twenty-four hours. The genital parts be- 

 come red and swollen, and the udder swells and fills. At this point 

 the ewe should be closely watched to see that nothing goes wrong. 



If the lamb be presented in such a> manner that it cannot be ex- 

 pelled, it should be gently replaced by an individual with a small 

 hand smeared with sweet-oil, and then brought into such a position 

 that the feet shall be presented first, with the head lyifig upon them, 

 and not doubled back. If the hind parts are presented, the feet 

 should be brought up after the lamb has been pushed back. If the 

 ewe is weak, a little warm gruel, sweetened and flavored with gin- 

 ger, may be given. When the pains are deficient, they can be 

 stimulated with ergot, the following being a dose :— 



Powdered ergot , , : 30 gr. 



Powdered ginger. . .' j . . .30 gr. 



When the pains are excessive , and exhausting, the following, 



given in gruel, will render them more regular, and keep up the 



strength : — * 



Spirits of campnor 1 dr. 



Laudanum } oz. 



If the womb becomes inverted, and hangs like a bag from the 

 vagina, as may occur after lambing, the treatment should be sub- 



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