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too much com meal, or drinking very hard water. The eating of St, 

 John's-wort, rag-weed, and lobelia is often the cause of the disease. 



It is an inflammation of the inner coat of the bladder, which usually 

 spreads to the muscle around the neck of the bladder, causing it to close 

 and prevent the passage of the urine. The bladder being thus filled 

 causes the animal to be uneasy, lift its hind feet and stamp with them, 

 spread them out, and strain itself in endeavoring to pass urine. As the 

 animal strains in its efforts to void the urine, it will moan in pain. 



Bleed the animal from the neck, and give the following : 

 2 drams Landauum, 

 2 ounces Linseed Oil. 



If it is a small sized sheep or lamb, reduce the dose accordingly. If 

 the animal does not improve in forty-eight hours, bleed again and give 

 a half dose of the above and continue giving one dose a day until the 

 animal has improved. 



Feed for some time on light mucilaginous foods, as oat-meal or linseed 

 gruel. 



Inflammation of the Brain. This is caused by continued high 

 feeding or some condition of the digestive apparatus which causes a 

 "rush of blood" to the brain. It seldom appears only as a secondary 

 condition which has at first produced what is commonly called Staggers. 

 The animal is apparently temporarily blind, staggering about and run- 

 ning against walls and fences. The eyes are inflamed and swollen. By 

 giving a purgative of Epsom Salts, and mucilaginous diet, the animal 

 usually returns to its normal condition. If not and it runs into inflam- 

 mation of the brain, the symptoms are much more exaggerated. The 

 animal dashing here and there as if mad, and finally falls down and dies 

 in convulsions. The remedies are not very successful, but copious bleed- 

 ing and purging with Epsom salts may relieve the animal and effect a 

 cure. 



Water on the Brain. This a disease for which there is no cure, 

 and if a sheep is attacked it is best to dispose of it. If in a lamb, it is 

 not worth trying to raise. This disease is hereditary and if found in 

 any great numbers in a flock of lambs, the ram should be changed. If 

 it arises from the mothers, fatten them for the butcher. 



Staggers. See Inflammation of the Brain. 



Diseases of the Feet. The foot of the sheep is subject to many 

 disorders. The formation of the foot is unlike that of the horse, because 

 there are no layers of horn between the outside crust and the tender tis- 



