176 THE A^ETEEIXAEIAN 



LUNG FEVER 

 (Inflammation of the Lungs) 



Cause: Sudden changes, exposure to storms, piling 

 up of hogs during cold nights, or sleeping in manure 

 heaps, old straw stacks, etc. 



Symptoms : Pig or hog is taken with shivering spells, 

 is stupid, his back is arched, loss of appetite, temperature 

 elevated two to four degrees above normal, short hurried 

 breathing, generally accompanied with cough, which is 

 deep and hoarse. As a rule the hog is constipated. 



Tkeatment: Place in good, clean, warm, well venti- 

 lated quarters, free from drafts. Keep water before 

 them at all times, adding Saltpeter, one teaspoonful to 

 every gallon, of water. If constipated, do not give 

 physics; give injections of soap and warm water; also 

 administer about one-half teaspoonful of Pine Tar on 

 the tongue with a wooden paddle. This adheres to the 

 tongue and gradually dissolves and gives excellent re- 

 sults, as it is very soothing to the organs of breathing. 

 During the convalescent stage, give hog regulator and 

 tonic as prescribed on first page of this chapter. 



LUNG WORMS 



Cause: By threadlike worms varying in length from 

 one-half to one and one-half inches and of a brownish- 

 white color. They are found in the windpipe and tubes 

 leading into the lungs. The adult worms in the lungs 

 produce large quantities of eggs, which are coughed up 

 with mucus and become scattered over premises where 

 other hogs are permitted to walk. The hogs inhale the 

 dust containing the eggs into their lungs, where the eggs 

 find moisture sufficient for their development. 



Symptoms: Severe coughing spells. Large quanti- 

 ties of mucus will escape from the nose and mouth. 

 The hog becomes stunted, although he may eat fairly 

 well, but if not relieved, the worms collect in the Bronchi 



