7."><I I'.OAIJI) 111' ACKlC'l i.lUKK. 



and, like h.-ii rcnufss, ilir trmililr is imirli iimir ricqucnl smiio seasons tlian 

 at otlii.M's. 



Syniptonis. The .syiuptonis ol' abmiidii w Inii dnc to acfidontal causfs 

 ai-c ,i:r('at nnoasinoss, shiviTinj;-, niakinu of a Itcd, violont straiinng and 

 Lcroanini;. 'Vhr pails aro unprepared for the accident and therefore ar," 

 associated Avith considerable pain and oceu])ies several hours. If th" 

 abortion occiu's -within the tirst two months a dischai'yc of )>lood and a 

 niacei-ated foetus and mendirane are all that Avill be found. After two 

 months the foetuses Avill be entire. In some cases there will l)e a loss of 

 aii]K>tite and an indisiwsition to move about for a few days, while in 

 others the disturbance is so slight as to be scarcely uoticcal)le. In the 

 infectious form of the disease the geuital tract seems to be prepared and 

 there is less disturbance than in normal labor, and unless the swollen 

 jienitals and the expelled foetuses are seen the first warnini;- of such an 

 accident .may be tlie recurrence of heat. Infectious alwrtions seem to occur 

 most frequently at the end of the second month. Very little can be done 

 to arrest the act. and witliout knowing the cause it is hard to prevent. It 

 is a wise measure in all cases to remove the aborting sows from the herd, 

 upon the assumjition that it may be inf<'ctious and that tlie ]^resence of 

 such an animal may be a menace to ilie oLlurs. 



Mammitis. Garget. Causes.— Inflammation of the udder may occur 

 in heavy milkers, due to the fact that all of the milk is not drawn'. This 

 conditi(»n may exist when a part or all of the litter dies. Obstructed 

 teats will sometimes cause it. Following a difficult case of parturition 

 tlie udder will sometimes Ixcome inflamed. 



Treatment.- licmove as miu-h millc as p<)ssil)Ie and Ijatlie the udder 

 Willi, liot water for twenty minutes several times a day. Knead tlie 

 Itaiis llioroughly. As a local application use a dram each of tincture 

 of belladonna and spirits of camplioi-iii two ounces of lard: rub well Avhen 

 applying it. A catliarfic of K'psom salts or castor oil should be given every 

 other (lav until the c((n<lition is reli(>ved. If the teats are sore, white 

 lotion (one jiaii zinc sulphate and three-fourtlis part lead acetate to thirty 

 parts waterl will i)rovi' serviceable. 



Diseases of the Skin. Urticaria. Causes.— Unhygienic conditions and 

 irritation to the skin from lice and drugs may cause' acute or chronic 

 inflammation of the skin. Yoimg pigs are predLsposed to it. Urticaria 

 maj'' be seen in the different specitic diseases, as cholera and swine 

 plague. 



Symptoms.— The blotches come on the skin very suddenly, usually 

 in the night and appear as red, hot, swollen spots that may I'un together 

 and form A(>ry large spots. The spots are seen on almost any part of the 

 body. On account of the itching, the hog will scratch upon any con- 

 venient ol)ject. The svu-face may thus be abraided and the case aggra- 

 vated. In the light cases the trouble will pass off about the second day 

 Avithout the foniiatioii of )iustides. In the more severe form, pustules 



