Piles In Hogs 151 



PILES IN HOGS 



(Prolapse of the Rectum) 



Piles is caused by unusual straining in hogs. Hogs may get fast by 

 the abdomen or become constipated and piles result. 



SYMPTOMS 



In piles the feces may have blood passed with them and the rectum 

 protrudes. In most cases there are no tumors formed at first. 



TREATMENT 



Most cases can be permanently cured by starving the pig 15 to 18 

 hours and giving in water with a syringe 5 tablespoonfuls (2% ounces) 

 of epsom salts for each 100 pounds of live weight, followed by the follow- 

 ing operation. 



Have an attendant hold the pig by the hind legs and wash the ex- 

 posed rectum with strong alum or oak bark water. Cover the guts with 

 the fingers and work the lower part back in place by even, firm and slow 

 pressure. Some lard applied to the rectum may help to replace the rec- 

 tum. If the swelling is severe, it may be reduced by bathing the rectum 

 in warm water for % to 1 hour.. Do not try to press but hold what you 

 have and gently press between strains. After the guts are in take a stitch 

 across the anus but do not draw too tight so the body wastes cannot pass 

 out. After the rectum is held in place several days by the doubled cob- 

 bler's sewing thread, they seldom come out again. 



ABORTION IN SOWS 



Sows may abort from over feeding, feeding a feed too rich in protein, 

 or medicated stock foods. Abortion may be caused by drugs given sows 

 while pregnant. Sows that are obliged to crawl over logs or boards to 

 go through narrow openings often bruise the pigs with their own weight 

 killing them and causing abortion. Some believe a contagious abortion 

 exists among sows which at present seems to go with herds following ab- 

 ortive cows. A fair farm ration for brood &o,ws is 45 per cent oats, 30 

 per cent corn, 20 per cent wheat middlings and 5 per cent tankage. I 



