Myton Free Press | 1924-05-22 | Page 7 | Tetanus in Lambs Often Follows Spring Docking

Tetanus in Lambs Often Follows Spring Docking Tetanus Is Quite common amon among lambs qt t this time of the year sInce It frequently follows docking It if the operation Is not properly performed Is often otten spoken of as lockjaw lock jaw though that Is really not the correct name because the locking of the jaws does not always occur Little can be done for animals that are arc already dIseased The scab that has formed over the stump ot of the tall after atter docking should be removed and the stump tump painted with tincture ot of Iodine two or three times dally When docking lambs again the stump should be painted Immediately after the open oper- tion Some stockmen make a practice ot of searing the stump with a hot iron The latter sterilizes the wound and also controls the bleeding n