DISEASES OE THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. 181 



Impaction of the fourth Stomach of Lambe. 



Due .,0 milk curdling. This is a very fatal and frequent dis- 

 ease, being due to forcing lambs for the early spring market, 

 where cow's milk is given in addition to what the lamb obtains 

 from its mother. 



Symptoms. 



The lamb is dull, stupid, unwilling to move, breathes hur- 

 riedly, is constipated, the belly is swollen and tender. 



Crcatmcnt. 



Freely administer thin gruel to which has been added bi- 

 carbonate of soda. Give about 10 grains by weight of the soda 

 in every dose of gruel, administering two or three ounces of 

 gruel every two hours. Follow this treatment with linseed oil 

 as follows: 



Aromatic spirits of ammonia. .|- teaspoonful 

 Linseed oil 4 ounces 



Shake well and give as one dose. 



Colic. 



This is rather a rare affection so far as sheep are concerned, 

 due no doubt to the fact that the food having been so thoroughly 

 worked over in the stomachs, indigestible materials rarely enter 

 the bowel. 



Symptoms- 

 Colicky pains, grinding the teeth, frequently getting up and 

 lying down, striking the belly with the hind feet, the pain not 

 constant, there being intervals of ease between the spasms of 

 pain. This condition is more frequently seen occurring in lambs 

 than sheep, resulting from errors in diet, such as over-feeding 

 from the bottle, when cows milk is used, or from obtaining a 

 surfeit of milk even from its own dam. 



