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loin is some restraint. As a last resort, take two or 

 three stitches through the lips of the vulva. In 

 case of pregnant ewes, watchfulness must be exer- 

 cised to remove them before parturition. Rarely 

 is a permanent cure of this trouble effected. Such 

 ewes should not be retained in the breeding flock. 



Garget, caked udder. — There are different forms 

 of this trouble, arising from different causes : con- 

 gestion with milk, chilling or bruising of udder, and 

 infection. The latter is by far the most serious. 

 In such cases, seldom if ever can the affected udder 

 be saved. Treatment should be given, however, 

 to save the life of the animal. Inject through the 

 teat a saturated solution of boric acid and apply a 

 sharp blister. Give the patient a mild physic and 

 protect against unfavorable weather condition. As 

 soon as an abscess forms in the udder, open it, so as 

 to give free drainage, and wash out frequently with 

 the boric acid solution. In the milder forms of 

 garget, carefully draw all milk and apply tincture of 

 belladonna or tincture of iodine orcarbolized oil and 

 heat with a saucer kept warm in a vessel of hot water. 

 This treatment should be persisted in until recovery 

 is effected. Feed very lightly until inflammation has 

 subsided. A complete recovery may be expected in 

 these cases. 



White dysentery in lambs. — This is an infectious 

 trouble and generally fatal. It attacks lambs a few 

 hours or at most only a few days old. Thus far pre- 



