CARE OF THE HEALTH OF GOATS 209 



Some Sicknesses to which Goats May Be Subject: 



Indigestion or Colic. — Symptoms: rolling on the 

 ground, stretching the body ; in kids : sharp cries of dis- 

 tress. Cause: eating too much gi-een feed, or in. kids, 

 chill after the milk feed. Treatment: warmth, quiet, 

 dose of warm, raw linseed oil or neutral petroleum, oil; 

 one-half cupful for a mature animal, down to two tea- 

 spoonfuls for a small kid. For a mature animal, add one 

 teaspoonful of turpentine and one-half teaspoonful 

 essence of peppermint. For a kid, a few drops (three or 

 four) of essence of peppermint. Follow the oil in an 

 hour with one 30-grain tablet of triple sulphocarbolate 

 for a mature animal ; one-half tablet for a kid. Dissolve 

 in a little warm water. Most goats will drink the water 

 containing this tablet readily. If they will not, use the 

 hand syringe. Feed lightly until the animal appears 

 normal again. Offer an occasional drink of warm water. 



Bloat. — Symptoms: distention of the body, espe- 

 cially the left flank, arched back, labored breathing, gen- 

 eral air of distress and misery. Cause: the eating of 

 too much green feed, or wilted, soured, or moulded feed, 

 sometimes caused by the eating of poisonous plants. 



Treatment. — Place the forefeet of the animal on a 

 box about eighteen inches high, knead the flanks, hold 

 the mouth open at the same time by the insertion of a 

 small round piece of stick across the mouth between the 



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