DIZZINESS.
Mr. Gunther says, "Sheep are often observed to describe eccentric circles for whole hours, then step forwards a pace, then again stop, and turn round again. The older the disease, the more the animal turns, until at length it does it even in a trot. The appetite goes on diminishing, emaciation becomes more and more perceptible, and the state of exhaustion terminates in death. On opening the skull, there are met, either beneath the bones of the cranium, or beneath the dura mater,[19] or in the brain itself, hydatids varying in number and size, sometimes a single one, often from three to six, the size of which varies: according as these worms occupy the right side or the left, the sheep turns to the right or left; but if they exist on both sides, the turning takes place to the one and the other alternately.
"The animal very often does not turn, which happens when the worm is placed on the median line; then the affected animal carries the head down, and though it seems to move rapidly, it does not change place. When the hydatid is situated on the posterior part of the brain, the animal carries the head high, runs straight forward, and throws itself on every object it meets."
Treatment.—Take
| Powdered worm seeds, (chenopodium anthelminticum,) | 1 ounce. |
| Powdered sulphur, | half an ounce. |
| Powdered charcoal, | 2 ounces. |
| Linseed, or flaxseed, | 1 pound. |
Mix. Divide into eight parts, and feed one every morning. Make a drink from the white Indian hemp, (asclepias incarnata,) one ounce of which may be infused in a quart of water, one fourth to be given every night.
FOOTNOTES:
[19] The membrane which lines the interior of the skull.