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dovolop and it roquiics a week or more to make a i-ccovery. 'I'hc aitpeliic 

 is usually impaired aud the hog is feverish. This disease is not con- 

 tagious. 



Treatment.— Two or tliro(> ounces of Epsom salts can I)c given and the 

 hogs fed a liglit sloppy diet. It tlirty or lousy, tliey should be dipi)ed oi- 

 washed with a water solution of some of the creosol preparations. In 

 severe cases ten drops of Fowler's soluiion of arsenic should he given 

 twice daily. 



Eczema. Fitch Mange. Causes.— This disease is associated wiili un- 

 hygienic conditions, filthy pens, extremes of heat and cold, and a debili- 

 tated condition. It may also occur in specific diseases (hog cholera, 

 articular rheumatism, etc.). 



Symptoms. — The disease starts by small red spots on the skin. These 

 are followeil 1)y vesicles (blister.s) which in time becomes pustular. 

 Finally these dry up and form thick crusts which gradually wear down 

 and become thin and J)ranny. All stages of the disease may be seen on 

 the skin at the same time. There is intense itching and the hog may 

 have a slight fever, a poor appetite and act dull. 



Treatment.— This consists in bettering the hygenic conditions under 

 Avhich the hogs are kept and either washing or dipping them in a water 

 solution of some of the coal tar preparations. The washing or dipping 

 should he repeated at frequent intervals. 



Skin Warts.— Warts are simply piled up epidermal cells and are best 

 removed with a knife.. A preparation of a dram of salicylic acid m an 

 oiMice of castor oil rubljod on once or twice a day for a couple of weeks 

 u\:\y remove them. 



Sore Tails. Causes.— The causes of sore tails aud tails dropping off 

 are cold, tilth and injuries. AVhen yotnig the tail may become injured 

 by the mother stepj)ing on it. Old hogs wlien allowed to wallow in the 

 nind may loose a portion of their tails from the inud I)alls that accu- 

 mulMie toward the ends. Loss of the tail is frequently associated with 

 an unthrifty condition. 



Treatment.— This is preventiv(>. If tiie pens are filthy, they should be 

 cleaned and antiseptics used freely. Tlie loss of the tail is of little con- 

 sequence to the ordinary hog but for those used for show purposes or to 

 be sold as breeders, it liecomes a Ijlemish. 



Diseases of the I^ocomotory Organs. Articular and JVInscular KIh'U 

 matism. — Articular and muscular rheumatism are so freciuently asso 

 ciated in the hog tiiat it is best to discuss them together. Although hogs 

 live under favorable conditions for the development of rheumatism, tjiey 

 do not often develoi) the disease. This is probably due to the prorecliou 

 afforded by the subcutaneous fat. 



Causes.— Tliis disease is attributed to cold, damp pens and exi)osure, 

 l>n( it may o(<nr in hogs wlien well managed. Overfeeding is also said 



