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dred pounds of hog weight. To small pigs, give doses 

 in proportion to weight. Place it in their feed or slop 

 twice a day. In addition to being a vermifuge, it is an 

 alterative and tonic that should be given pigs and liogT^ 

 which do not thrive properly. Best results are obtained 

 in treatment of Pinworm when the principal food con- 

 sists of vegetables, mashes and slops. 



PLEURISY 



Cause: Exposure to cold, damp, chilly weather, es- 

 pecially to drafts, or by a large number of hogs being 

 allowed to pile up during cold nights, etc. 



Symptoms: Chilling, temperature elevated two or 

 three degrees above normal; breathing fast. The hog 

 will show great pain when pressed over the lungs by 

 flinching, squealing or grunting; coughing suppressed, 

 ribs rigid; breathing mostly with the muscles of the 

 flanks; appetite poor and eventually there will be fluids 

 accumulate in the lung cavities. At this stage, the 

 breathing is labored and difficult. If the ear is pressed 

 over the lungs, the fluids can be heard, and in the first 

 stage the sound will be similar to that of rubbing hair 

 between the finger and thumb. 



Treatment: Eemove the cause. The treatment is 

 satisfactory if applied in due time. Place in clean, com- 

 fortable shed, seeing that it is well ventilated, omit 

 drafts ; apply equal parts of Aqua Ammonia Fort., Tur- 

 pentine and Sweet Oil over the lungs and give two or 

 four ounces of Castor Oil in milk. Feed easily digested 

 food, such as hot wheat bran mashes, containing hog 

 regulator and tonic as prescribed on first page of this 

 chapter. It is also well to feed vegetables. 



RHEUMATISM 

 Cause: Exposure, as in cold, damp houses. Over- 

 feeding also has a tendency to cause swellings of the 

 joints and muscles. 



