338 THE VETERINAEY SCIENCE. 



obstruclion is caug-ht in the back part of the mouth, remove it by- 

 prying' the mouth open with a stick and working it out with 

 another stick or a long pincers. If the obstruction is so solid that 

 you cannot get it out or rub it down after giving the oil, take a 

 probang', cvhich is used for cattle when choking, and pass it back 

 through the throat into the oesophagus, and push the obstruction 

 down into the stomach. Before attempting to pass the probang, 

 tie a rope around the upper part of the mouth and have the head 

 held up, then place the gag across the mouth (the same as is 

 done when cattle are choking) and run the oiled probang down. 



SORE THROAT. 



This is more often met with in young pigs from three to six 

 months old, but may occur at any age. 



Causes. — Generally from getting cold; by changing from a 

 warm to a cold pen; or from getting wet in cold weather. 



Symptoms. — The pigs will sneeze and cough; in drinking, 

 the water will run out through the nose ; the throat will be 

 swollen and sore to press on. When one pig becomes affected 

 others generally get it from the same cause. 



Treatment. — Make the pigs as comfortable as possible, by 

 having the pen dry and lots of bedding in it. Feed on soft, warm 

 food, with a large tablespoonful of sulphur in it, which will be 

 enough for six small pigs. Give the sulphur twice a day. When 

 the pigs get so bad that they do not even attempt to eat, take 

 a quarter of a pound each of sulphur and nitrate of potash or 

 saltpetre, mix together and throw half a teaspoonful back on the 

 tongue three times a day; this will gargle the throat. Rub white 

 liniment around their throats each time you give the medicine, 

 and if it is a valuable pig, and a bad case, poultice the throat 

 with hot poultices of half linseed meal and half bran. Change 

 the poultice every couple of hours until the pig is better. 



ACUTE INDIGESTION. 



This is where the stomach is distended with food and gas. 

 It is mostly seen in pigs six to twelve months old. 



Causes. — Generally from a pig that is poorly fed getting into 

 a field of peas or grain and getting" a big feed, or sometimes when 

 the pigs are not used to grain and on being brought in to fatten 

 they are given a large feed of peas or wheat which will sometimes 

 set up this disease. 



