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about eight inches high. This raises the hindquarters of 

 the doe and relieves the pressure. After such a prolapse, 

 syringe the parts with normal salt solution, warm, to 

 cleanse and to relieve congestion. 



Teeth. — Sometimes a tooth will be broken acciden- 

 tally, or will be lost otherwise. If this occurs to one of 

 the back teeth the corresponding tooth above or below 

 will tend to grow too long, cutting into the cheek of the 

 doe and causing sores. Any trouble in the mouth as 

 soon as noticed should be reported to the veterinarian, 

 who can usually adjust matters to give relief and comfort. 



Foxtail in the hay is a baneful source of mouth 

 trouble. If a herd is afflicted with hay foul from fox- 

 tail, first get rid of the hay, then carefully examine the 

 mouth and extract the malignant tails from their 

 lodging places. 



Foreign Bodies Ingested. — Goats sometimes die 

 from the effects of swallowing foreign bodies. Little 

 can be done to help such cases, therefore the more reason 

 for vigilant precaution. Be careful that no bits of wire 

 or glass get into the feed, especially that of the kids. 

 For some unexplainable reason, a kid will occasionally 

 eat considerable quantities of mud, with resultant seri- 

 ous indisposition. Indications that this is going on are 

 the drooping of the kid, its loss of appetite, and a per- 

 ceptible heavy and solid feeling to its body when the 



