DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF SHEEP AND PIGS 475 
5. Neck of the Womb Closed. 
Should the neck of the womb be closed, as indicated by 
the failure of delivery to take place, give: 
Epsom Salts 54 pound. 
Fluid Extract of Belladonna 15 drops. 
Mix in a half pint of lukewarm water and give as ji 
drench, then follow with : 
Fluid Extract of Belladonna 15 drops. 
Mix in a half pint of lukewarm water. Give this drench 
every two hours until it acts on the neck of the womb and 
opens it so that she can lamb without difficulty. 
6. Treatment of the Ewe after Delivery. 
As soon as delivery has taken place cause the mother to 
get upon her feet to allow the woml:) or lamb-bed to recede 
into its natural position and induce her to lick the lambs. 
III. Difficulties and Diseases Following Delivery. 
7. Retention of the Placenta — The Lamb-bed Not Coming 
Away. 
In a case of this kind give the ewe a hot drink, and then 
leave her alone, allowing her to lie down, and if it does not 
come away then give : 
Epsom Salts pound. 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre % ounce, or 1 dessertspoonful. 
Fluid Extract of Belladonna 15 drops. 
Mix in half a pint of lukewarm water and give as a 
drench, and as soon as the medicine operates it loosens the 
cleaning, allowing it to come away all right. 
8. Lamb-bed Turned Out. 
Causes. — Lying with the hind quarters too low causes 
the womb or lamb-bed to press into the pelvic or hip cavity, 
thus causing pain, and consequently straining, which may be 
kept up until the lamb-bed is expelled. 
Symptoms. — The lamb-bed is about the size of a man's 
head, and provided with numerous small buttonlike projec- 
tions, to which the cleaning is attached during pregnancy. 
The ewe is weak and is usually noticed lying with the 
bed protruding from behind. 
Treatment. — As soon as noticed, if there is any cleaning 
attached to the button-like processes, take it off, then bathe 
