I 58 VETERINARY OBSTETRICS. 
Lambs are predisposed through improper feeding and 
management of the Ewes. Exposure to extremes of 
heat and cold is thought to predispose to this disease. 
Treatment.—Prophylactic. Attend to the healthy 
and proper condition of the mothers. 
Curative Measures,—A laxative at the beginning 
of the disease. Chloral alternated with quinine. Fric- 
tion to the limbs and spine. 
Some other conditions occasionally met with, and 
requiring more or less surgical interference are—I mper- 
forate Prepuce; Atresia Ani; Imperforate Vulva and 
Vagina; Tongue-Tie; Occlusion of the Auditory Canal; 
Occlusion of the Eye-Lids ; Cleft Palate, etc. 
