PART II. 

 Diseases, their Prevention and Treatment. 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 NURSING OP SICK ANIMALS. 



The bulk of the work relating to the treatment of sick 

 animals falls on the stockman, and accordingly as he at- 

 tends to them, either good or bad, so will the results be 

 good or bad. Nursing in some cases counts for as much 

 as the treatment of the veterinarian; in any event, to get 

 profitable results from the employment of the veterinary 

 surgeon his instructions should be faithfully carried out 

 and all possible assistance given. The average farm has 

 not elaborate barns and stables, with electric light, hot 

 and cold water, etc. ; while these furnishings are helpful 

 they are not essential to successful nursing. The stock- 

 man who is at all of a mechanical bent can fix up a suit- 

 able sick stall easily; there are certain essentials to be 

 observed — plenty of pure air, meaning good ventilation, 

 not drafts; lots of light, there are some cases needing a 

 darkened stall; warmth, in the North not always easy to 

 obtain, and plenty of room. 



The sick stall is by preference a box stall, situated on 



the south side of a building, thus rendering it well lighted 



and cheerful; it should be twelve feet square and nine or 



ten feet high. The box should be clean and well bedded, 



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