Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim Siman 332

Siman 332

Presented here for study, not as a practical ruling. The Shulchan Aruch rules by Sephardi custom, the Rema's glosses by Ashkenazi custom, and the Kitzur follows Ashkenazi custom. For a practical question, ask your rabbi.

א אֵין מְיַלְּדִין אֶת הַבְּהֵמָה בְּשַׁבָּת.
1 That One Should Not Deliver an Animal on Shabbat. We do not deliver an animal [being born] on Shabbat.
ב אֵין מְפַרְכְּסִין לִבְהֵמָה גִּלְדֵי מַכָּה וְלֹא סָכִין אוֹתָהּ בְּשֶׁמֶן; וְהָנֵי מִילֵי בִּגְמַר מַכָּה, דְּלֵיכָּא אֶלָּא מִשּׁוּם תַּעֲנוּג, אֲבָל בִּתְחִלַּת מַכָּה, דְּאִיכָּא צַעְרָא, שָׁרֵי.
2 We do not scrape a scab off an animal, nor do we lubricate it with oil. This is referring to when the sore is healed, in which case [scraping it off] will only be to pleasure the animal. However, when the sore is new and there is pain, it is permitted [to remove the scab].
ג אִם אָכְלָה כַּרְשִׁינִין הַרְבֵּה וּמִצְטַעֶרֶת, יָכוֹל לַהֲרִיצָהּ בֶּחָצֵר כְּדֵי שֶׁתִּיגַע וְתִתְרַפֵּא.
3 If an animal ate too many horse-beans and it is in pain, it is permitted to have it run around the yard so it becomes exhausted and is healed.
ד אִם אֲחָזָהּ דָּם, יָכוֹל לְהַעֲמִידָהּ בְּמַיִם כְּדֵי שֶׁתִּצְטַנֵּן; וְאִם הוּא סָפֵק שֶׁאִם לֹא יַקִּיזוּ לָהּ דָּם תָּמוּת, מֻתָּר לוֹמַר לְעַכּוּ"ם לְהַקִּיזָהּ.
4 If it has an attack of congestion, it is permitted to place it in water so that it will cool down. However, if there is a chance that if we do not let blood, the animal will die, it is permissible to tell a non-Jew to let blood.