PART 1rr. 
THE SHEEP AND ITS DISEASES 
STAGGERS.—GIDDINESS. 
HIS is very dangerous, occurring most frequently in lambs, especially 
in those not over six months old, seldom among sheep over two 
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years of age. It1s caused by small insects in the head. It is said 
ee’ that these insects will produce tape-worm in a dog, that the joints 
of tape-worm from the dog will produce the insects in sheep, and hence, 
that the presence of dogs will induce this disease. A cold, wet season and 
low, damp localities favor the development of the disorder. 
Symptoms.—Stumbling; turning round often; head turned to one side, 
or held high up and forward; impaired appetite; indifference; wild look; 
eyes bluish, the pupils enlarged and the eyeballs prominent; then blindness, 
stupor, loss of flesh, exhaustion and death. 
TREATMENT.—Whether the bone be absorbed or not, a veterinary 
surgeon may perform an operation to remove the insect. In any case, the 
treatment should be applied immediately upon the discovery of the disorder. 
Belladonna is the only medicine that has effected cures. It may be given 
every day at first, then every two days until the affection disappears. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN. 
Inflammation of the brain, in which the brain is gorged with blood, is 
caused by over-driving, high feeding, blows on the head, sunstroke, and 
the like. It is most common among lambs. 
*The reader should carefully note the remarks upon ‘Signs of Health and Disease’ on page 41. 
He will also readily infer that all requisite information upon the treatment ot the few ailments of the 
Goat will be easy derived from the following directionsupon the Sheep. The organism and habits of 
the Ox and Sheep are so similar that their diseases are generally the same, and references to Part II. 
should be made for treatment in all but a few diseases of the sheep. The remarks upon ‘‘Anatomy 
and Physiology”. on pages 227-229 are of special importance at this point. 
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