204 MODERN MILK GOATS 



the aluminum tube between the back teeth and squeeze 

 the bulb carefully. The flow of the liquid is thus under 

 perfect control and danger of choking is avoided and 

 none of the medicine is wasted. Some animals like the 

 warm oil and ivill take it volmrtarily, licking the cup 

 clean. To others it must be administered forcibly. 



Some Diseases to which Goats May be Subject: — 

 Pneumonia. — This disease more often than any other 

 menaces the life of goats. Every effort should be made 

 to prevent its appearance in the herd, and as it is the 

 result of damp, cold, or drafty quarters, foul au", or ex- 

 posure, there is usually no excuse for its occurrence. 

 Journeys, however, are sometimes inevitable, and it is 

 most often as a result of exposure en route that pneu- 

 monia makes its attack. 



Symjitoms. — Chill, followed by fever, temperature 

 104° to 106°. Loss of appetite, appearance of misery, 

 faint, crackling sound in the lungs as the animal breathes, 

 heard if the ear is pressed to the side of the goat. Some- 

 times a cough. Place the goat in the hospital. If the 

 weather is cold, blanket it with a heavy wool sweater, 

 putting the front legs of the goat through the sleeves of 

 the sweater, and buttoning it over the back. Put the 

 canvas coat on over this. Give the goat plenty of fresh 

 air, and fresh water to drink, warm or cold, whichever it 

 prefers. Rub the legs until well warmed, if necessary 



