THE SHEEP AND ITS DISEASES. 3803 
Symptoms.—Swelling; heat; stiffness; pain; general disorder of the 
system; the symptoms grow worse, ulceration sets in, with matter dis- 
charged; chronic lameness or death. 
TREATMENT.—Shelter the animal; foment the joint and bandage it 
with rhus-lotion; give aconite for fever, and hepar or silicea if pus forms. 
MISCARRIAGE.—ABORTION. 
Miscarriage is frequent in ewes, though seldom fatal, and even seems 
to be epidemic. It may arise from weakness; intercourse with a ram or 
hasty driving during the latter stages of pregnancy; a sudden fright. It is 
apt to occur when a cold winter is followed by a wet summer. 
TREATMENT.—If the disorder seems general among the ewes, give 
each of them a dose of arnica once a day for a few days. If miscarriage 
has begun, give secale every six or eight hours. Ferrum sulphuris is bene- 
ficial if the trouble seems to result from a weak system. See other remedies 
and fuller information in the article on Miscarriage or Abortion in the Cow. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE UDDER. 
This disorder of ewes arises, during the lambing-season, from cold and 
wet, damp, easterly winds, or lying with the udder on the cold, wet ground. 
Its progress is rapid and often fatal; hence treatment must be prompt. 
Symptoms.—Udder swollen, very tender, and growing hot and hard; 
quickened pulse; loss of appetite; fever; perhaps ulceration. 
TREATMENT.—Afford a dry, warm shelter. Give aconite for fever, 
five or six drops three or four times daily. When the fever subsides, give 
belladonna and bryonia in alternation two or three times a day. After the 
above remedies, if hardness remains in the udder, give a few doses of sul- 
phur. Mercurius will be especially needed if pus or ulceration ensues. 
Empty the udder of its contents by hand if the lamb will not do it. Fuller 
information is given in the section on this disorder in the Cow. 
DISORDERS INCIDENT TO LAMBING. 
Milk or Puerperal Fever is much to be dreaded. For causes, symp- 
toms and treatment, consult the section on the same disorder among 
cows. 
Inflammation of the Pudenda may be produced by injuries to the 
parts of generation from forcibly taking the lamb away from the ewe, 
The pudenda are hot, painful and swollen. Wash the parts well with 
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