Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-04
n,SEAsEs OF SHEEP.
now to- Treat Costi,enes-' the "o.'
mon symptom of All Ailments

rr..t Costiyeness, the MOST So"-
non symptom of All Ailments
The stomach OF the sheep Is very
large orpan-a fact which Veleriii"'
ians t.eouently forget. The veterihar-
ian usually takes the horse as MS s''s'e
ooint from which to judge the sheop
,i,,nents and he might just ABOUT h'
we'll Judge from atree as his staiiupoi"''
Consult the average veterinarian VI
,ha average veterinarian work, ana you
viii very soon get the impression 'ha' '''e
best thing to be done with a SICK sheop
is to kill it. There Is not much 'na' 10
better as general remedy Tor sheep
than pugatives, and yet 1t is ABOUT ''ie
last remedy recommended by the Veter-
marian in general. Costiveness Is
very common complaint, or rather, a
svmptom of disease in sheep we
should very much like to know our
correspondent sheep are lhciiheo W
costiyeness. II they are, it is possible
that dose of Epson salts or raw I'M
seed oil, the most suitable ana ehecIiVe
purgative for sheep-four ounces OF the
,omer or half pint OF the latter-
would remedy the trouble. ms course
If treatment relieves the bowels re-
1uces fever, lowers Inflammation ana
restores tone to the stomach ana liver
# NAV be mentioned in this connection
that stimulants ought always to be CIV
an sheen in connection with the admin
istration of purgatives. Ginger is usu-
allv the most convenient for this pur-
pose and may be given in half ounce
loses. Or they may be administered
together. as. for instance, EPSON salts,
| three ounces, ginger, one dram, mixed
| in water.
But there is cause OF disease, as we
have frequently said. What is the cause
in any case? is the question, for practi-
cal treatment can be of little avail, while
the cause remains to give impetus TO
the disease Sometimes it is next to
impossible to tell what the causes are,
and sometimes they can be determined
by careful investigation. Once we
had an inquiry from a very careful
horseman concerning disease which
was appearing in his stables. We knew
| that he was careful hOrseman, and
consequently knew that his horses re-
ceived what an intelligent, careful man
would esteem the best of care. Yet We
could account for the disease only up
on the supposition that the stables were
damp; and this turned out to be true.
| do,
escaped the notice of our correspondent.
A stranger who was not accustomed tC
enter these stables every day wOulC
probably have detected it the moment
he entered them. We become so ac
.ustomed to our surroundings that we
, 10 not fully comprehend often defects
} hat may be there.
There is certainly no such prolific
; cause of disease among sheep as damp
impure air, impure water, want o
= water, understanding, over-feeding, o.
p irregularity of feeding We may b.
permitted, too, to call attention to tn,
injury frequently done to animals o
this class by depriving them of salt
Sheep that are not furnished with sal
will show the effect of the neglect.
) We are reminded, too. that it will
not be out of place here to suggest t.
our flockmasters that the proper tim
J to prepare ourselves to ward O.
) disease, and to cure disease, is whe
sheep are in perfect health. Did yo
L ever think how little attention we pa
either to ourselves or our animal
n while in perfect health9 1t is when W
or they become sick that we begin t
d cast about us for the means of insurin
a health. But condition of health pre-
supposes that the living is proper, an
that If we continue the kind of living
which we or our animals are in healt
there will be no sickness. As the focl
~ master is compelled, to a very lare
h degree, to be his own veterinarian ant
" as already said, to act in many pa
,se ticulars in opposition to veterinary az
vice, his only safety is in becoming we
:, informed in regard to the natur,
structure and diseases of sheep. We
, tern Rural.