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hind feet aud does not take food. Finally all external 

 parts become cool, and a general cold perspiration breaks 

 out, when the animal commences to shake and tremble, and 

 death soon results. 



The causes are mostly the same as in hsematuria. Half 

 a pound of blood abstracted immediately, and one-sixteenth 

 ounce of saltpetre and half an ounce of glauber salts are 

 given every three or four hours. Clysters are injected, and 

 an irritating embrocation is applied to the region of the 

 kidneys after removing the wool. The cure is very seldom 

 successful, because it is generally attempted too late. If 

 the above remedies are applied in time, recovery is certain. 



THE EOT. 



The rot, or dropsy, is a common disease, which attacks 

 many sheep of a flock, and often does great damage. It is 

 analogous to " fluke," which has been described. A sheep 

 which has been afiected with rot can be recognized even at 

 a distance by its languid, lazy walk, its hanging ears, and 

 by the rocking of its head. The animal lags behind the 

 healthy ones, eats but little, is easily caught without offering 

 resistance, and bends its back so as to form a deep hollow 

 when the least pressure is applied. The eyes are pale and 

 without lustre, the winking membrane white and destitute 

 of red veins, and the eyelids bloated. The gums, the lining 

 membrane of the mouth and the external skin are pale. 

 The wool loses its curl, becomes tangled, dull and lustreless, 

 and may be pulled out in large tufts. The digestion is 

 more or less impaired, and diarrhoea is mostly present. As 

 the disease increases, a painless swelling forms gradually on 

 the upper part of the neck near the sub-maxillary glands, 



