750 KoAKl) ()K AtailCULTUKK. 



TroatUR'UL- (jlood (.are at tlio beginning ol' the allaeic Avill liclp in 

 aborting it. Tlie Log slioiihl be phifod in a wiinn, clean pen and luado as 

 comfortable as possible. In a warm pen and wJicn the hog is quiet, -warm 

 packs can be ai>pli('d to the sides of the <'hest and the hog covered with 

 a blanket. The medicinal treatment does not differ greatly from that 

 recommended iu pneumonia. A teaspoonful of syrup of squills and frtMu 

 three to six drops of tincture of aconite can be giveA three times daily. 

 Sulphate of quinine, five to twenty grains, and nitrate of potassium, ivu 

 to fifteen grains, can be given every four hours. The same blistering 

 liniment as recommended in pneumonia can be applied to the Avails of the 

 chest. A physic should be administered early in the attack. A light, 

 sloppy diet should be fed. 



Diseases of the Heart.— Diseases of the heart are not uncommon in 

 the hog. Inflammation of the lining membrane (endocarditis) and the 

 covering of the heart (pericarditis) and sometimes inflammation of the 

 lieart itself is met with in pleurisy, pneumonia, rheumatism and specific 

 diseases (hog cholera, swine plague, etc.) 



Symptoms.— These are high temperature, depression, severe pain and 

 ]>alpitation. Occurring as they do as complications of some other dis- 

 eases, they are usually overshadoAved by the original disease. The prog- 

 nosis is unfavorable. 



Fatty Degeneration of the Heart. Causes.— Fatty degeneration of the 

 heart is due to overfeeding and lack of exercise. The fat accumulates in 

 masses around the heart and in the muscular tissue, the natural structure 

 being i-eplaced by fatty granules. 



Symptoms.— In this disease the heart action is Aveak and irregular. 

 The hog is unfit for any kind of exertion, and may die suddenly if this is 

 attempted. Palpitation may occur. 



Symptoms.— The treatment is Avholly preventiAe and consists in avoid- 

 ing such conditions as may cause the disease. 



Palpitation. Spasm of the Diaphragm. Thumps.— True palpitation is a 

 sudden Aiolent beatings of the heart not connected Avith any structural dis- 

 ease of the organ. It sets in suddenly, the cardiac sounds are louder than 

 normal, the beats are quickened and the animal may be restless and 

 appear anxious. This affection sometimes occurs during the course of 

 some digestiA'e disorder. Excitement and exercise may also cause it. 



Spasm of the diaphragm is quite common in pigs. Digestive dis- 

 orders, especially OA'erloading of the stomach, and lack of exercise are 

 the main causes. A number of the pigs in the litter or the same pen may 

 become affected at the same time. This is especiallj'^ true of litters not 

 given sufficient exercise. 



Symptoms.— There is a sudden jerking movement of the flank. When 

 the pig is standing quietly this is very noticeable, and may be of such 

 violence as to move the body backwards and forwards. It may be ac- 

 companied by a sound that can be heard some distance. These contrac- 



