158 DISEASES OF THE EEAIX AND XEEYOUS SYSTEM. 



exposing the ewe at weaning time to inclement -weather, com- 

 bined with want of proper nutriment. This affection is also seen 

 occurring in ewes as a sequela to abortion or prolonged difficult 

 labor. It frequently attacks newly-dropped lambs, often prov- 

 ■ing fatal in a night. Indigestion caused from gorging on roots, 

 poisons ingested with grasses from the pastures, or obstinate con- 

 stipation are frequent causes of paralysis. 



Symptoms. 



When not very severe the lamb will be found standing still, 



with the hind parts powerless. In bad cases the subject will be 



found down, unable to rise, all power over the hind limbs being 



lost. Where the motor functions are generally affected, a severe 



and persistent diarrhoea frequently results, the animal seldom 



thoroughly recovering. 



Creatment. 



For adult sheep, purgatives, tonics, and stimulating lini- 

 ments are best calculated to remove the cause and restore tone to 

 the system. Take 



Gentian fluid extract 1 drachm 



Ginger tincture 1 drachm 



Sweet spirits of nitre 2 drachms 



Mix and give as one dose in two ounces of water twice daily. 



For lambs give one-quarter to one-half of the above 

 amount, according to age. In persistent cases nux vomica 

 may be tried, administered in gruel; of this give five to ten drops 

 in the gruel, commencing at five drops and gradually increasing 

 the dose till ten is reached, then scale down to five again. Where 

 the loins are badly affected and the animal is valuable, the owner 

 wishing to save it, should clip the fleece off over the loins for a 

 space of three inches each way and paint the back with a solution 

 of lunar caustic one drachm to one ounce of distilled water. 



Apply some of the above with a brush to part; use it once 



