DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF SHEEP AND PIGS 455 
its head over to eat. Give all the cold water it wants to drink 
in small quantities at a time ; also take good care of it, not 
allowing it to get wet or cold, and it will soon get all right. 
2. Choking. 
Causes. — This is not nearly so common in sheep as it is 
in cattle, but sometimes it occurs when they are fed on sliced 
roots. 
Symptoms. — The choking sheep stops eating at once, 
froths at the mouth, coughs and continues to work the tongue 
about in the mouth. These symptoms are frequently attended 
with bloating and blood-shot eyes. 
Treatment. — Pour down a little raw linseed oil as a 
drench. In some cases this will start whatever is lodged in 
the throat and causing the trouble. Feel along the bottom of 
the neck, and if you can find the obstruction try to work it 
up or down with your hands, but be sure you do not mistake 
the larynx or Adam's apple for the lump. If this treatment 
fails, get a probang that is used for choking in cattle and pass 
it down in the same way as is explained for choking in cattle, 
being very careful in passing it down, as the sheep is a more 
tender animal than the cow. Oil the probang well before 
passing it down. 
3. Bloating (Tympanitis). 
This disease affects the first part of the stomach — the 
paunch. 
Causes. — A change of food, a feed of wet clover or grain, 
chilling the stomach with a large drink of cold water or 
eating frozen roots or grass may account for it. 
Symptoms. — There is considerable uneasiness, a frequent 
change of position — up and then down. The breathing is 
heavy, accompanied by considerable moaning. The left side 
is bloated and tapping on this side makes a hollow, drumlike 
sound, showing that there is gas present. 
When tapping a sheep to ascertain the presence of gas, 
be sure to separate the wool and tap the points of the fingers 
on the skin. 
Treatment. — The treatment must be prompt. Give 
Epsom Salts _ J4 pound. 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre Vz ounce or 2 dessertspoonfuls. 
Bicarbonate of Soda 1 teaspoonful. 
Ginger : 1 teaspoonfuL 
