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But when the disease has once obtained a foothold, its 

 treatment will be found very difficult and unsatisfactory. Even 

 when successful, recovery is tardy, the lamb taking a long time 

 to mature and proving an unprofitable feeder. 



Syringe out the opening of the umbilical vein with an anti- 

 septic solution : 



Take. Acid salicylic 20 grains 



Acid carbolic 90 per cent. (sol.). . . -J drachm 



Water 2 ounces 



Mix. Use as an injection several times daily. 



Internally, those agents should be given which have a ten- 

 dency to counteract blood-poisoning and support the system. 

 Give the salicylate of soda in ten-grain doses every hour, alter- 

 nated with fifteen minims of the tincture of iron (med). Feed 

 skimmed milk warm, or fresh cow's milk diluted one-third with 

 warm water. If the lamb will suck, give the teat. See that the 

 ewe gets plenty of nourishing diet to eat. 



Where navel-ill breaks out as an epidemic, the flock should 

 be moved to fresh pastures or lots, and care taken to treat each 

 lamb as fast as it is dropped. 



Retention of the Meconium. 



The contents of the intestines of the foetus are called the 

 meconium. They are as a rule voided immediately after the 

 lamb is born. Should this not take place, however, means must 

 be taken to insure the removal before ill-results appear. This is 

 effected by oiling the anus with sweet oil, injecting a small quan- 

 tity, or inserting therein a small piece of soap. If removal does 

 not take place the lamb will show signs of pain, refuse to suck, 

 and after a few days of suffering will succumb from inflamma- 

 tion of the bowels. 



Imperforate Hnue. 

 Is a malformation, the rectum not being communicable with the 



