CARE OF THE HEALTH OF GOATS 205 



using dry, ground mustard; bandage the legs in wool 

 strips to maintain warmth. If relief does not follow, 

 make a paste of ground mustard and spread it over the 

 chest and sides back of the shoulder and underneath the 

 body, pressing it through the hair to the skin. Cover 

 the mustard with sheets of paper, draw on the sweater, 

 and cover all with the canvas coat. To prevent blister- 

 ing remove after one-half hour. Or antiphlogistine may 

 be used instead of the mustard. To use the former, it is 

 better to clip the hair close over the surface to be plas- 

 tered. Apply the antiphlogistine as hot as bearable, 

 cover with a layer of cotton, then the wool sweater, hold- 

 ing the last in place with stitches here and there so that 

 it will lie close to the body. Over all put on the 

 canvas coat. 



This plaster will be removed next day, when it will 

 probably be found dry and loose from the skin. When 

 either plaster is removed, rub the surface briskly and at 

 once return the other coverings. Give the animal an 

 enema of wai"m water and soap or Epsom salts every 

 other day if the bowels do not move naturally. 



Avoid dry food, using warm bran mash or scalded 

 rolled oats. If this food is refused, the fever will cause 

 sufficient thirst to induce the animal to drink almost any 

 liquid offered, so that nourishment can be maintained by 

 giving the goat thin oat meal gruel, milk, or alfalfa tea. 



