2.V2 Veterinary Elements. 



Stomach worms, usually found in lambs, are the most 

 serious aud most common, they are very small, one-quar- 

 ter to one-third inch long, pale reddish in color, being 

 found in the fourth stomach only. Lambs affected are 

 thirsty, pale in the eyes, lose weight, are dull, lose their 

 appetite, may scour or eat dirt. Benzine or gasoline 

 two to four drachms in six ounces of new milk, given 

 three mornings in succession on an empty stomach, have 

 been highly recommended; creolin and milk, in similar 

 doses may also be used. Worm powders for sheep should 

 be mixed with plenty of salt and placed in the salt 

 troughs. 



Tape worms when present cause symptoms similar to 

 those described for stomach worms, in addition, paleness 

 of the skin and mucous membrane, brittleness of the 

 fleece, loss of flesh, voracious appetite, pieces of the tape 

 worm in the dung; they are more prevalent in wet sea- 

 sons and on damp pastures. 



Turpentine in raw milk, a decoction of pumpkin seeds, 

 are old and tried remedies; santonine, as much as will 

 lie on a five-cent piece, or tannateof pelletierine three to 

 five grains, are new remedies recommended. The best 

 preventive treatment is to change the pastures and crop 

 the old ones for a few years. 



A long worm is sometimes found in the intestines of 

 pigs, unless in considerable numbers they seldom cause 

 much trouble, if suspected give turpentine in milk or oil, 

 or oil of wormseed. 



