THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 
shake well and pour it down with a small spoon. If not re- 
lieved in four hours, give five drops of laudanum and 
a teaspoonful of whisky mixed in a dessertspoonful of 
the ewe's milk. Give this with a spoon, being careful not to 
choke the lamb. Repeat the dose every four hours until the 
diarrhcea is checked. Be sure to keep the lamb in a warm, 
comfortable place until it is all right. As well as attending 
to the lamb in such cases, see that the mother's bag is kept 
milked out to prevent inflammation. 
L Cutting Off Lambs' Tails. 
This operation is generally performed on ewe lambs and 
on ram lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. The 
operation is best done in the latter end of May, when the 
lambs are from two to six weeks old. 
While an assistant holds the lamb select the second or 
third joint. At the point selected sever the tail at one stroke 
with a sharp knife. This is easily done. 
Should the bleeding be profuse, which is not usually the 
case, apply a little of Monsell's solution of iron with a fea- 
ther. Should this not be at hand burn the end of the stump 
by touching it with a red-hot iron. 
5. Castration. 
Castration of lambs is fully treated in Chap. III., Sect. 2, 
of this Part. 
