DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF PIGS. 339 



Symptoms. — The pig refuses to eat, seems bloated, very un- 

 easy, and in pain. If the sickness is after any of the above 

 causes, you may then be sure it is acute indigestion. 



Treatment. — The dose for a pig from six months to a 



\ear old is as follows : 



Epsom Salts .3 tablespoonfula. 



Common Soda 1 teaspoonful. 



Ginger 1 " 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 tablespoonful. 



Mix in a half pint of luke warm water and pour down the pig 

 after it has been caught and turned on its back. Give only luke 

 warm water to drink and no feed until the medicine operates. If 

 it is not better the next day repeat the dose. In giving the 

 drench do not pour it down too fast for fear of choking the pig. 

 If the cause is from getting a large feed of wheat or peas it some- 

 times swells so much that it ruptures the stomach, in this case 

 nothing can be done. As soon as the rupture takes place the pig 

 soon dies; if you want to be sure of it being a rupture, open 

 the pig and you will find a hole in the stomach. 



STUNTED OR CHRONIC INDIGESTION. 



This is a common thing in young pigs where they are being 

 weaned and started to feed and before they get used to it they are 

 fed on strong food such as peas, wheat and corn ; this is too much 

 for the young pig's stomach and sets up indigestion. It is also 

 caused from worms. 



Symptoms. — The pig seems to eat plenty but does not grow 

 or thrive. 



Treatment. — To prevent this disease from coming on pigs, 



when they are being weaned they should never be fed on hard, hot 



feed, but should get milk and swill until about three months old, 



then bring them gradually to hard feed by giving a little at a 



time. In young pigs, they are so much troubled with worms 



that they should get a handful of hardwood ashes and charcoal 



put in the feed twice a week, one handful being enough for six 



young pigs, also give them plenty of salt, for pigs getting ashes, 



charcoal and salt in this way seem to thrive half as well again. 



When thte pigs are stunted change the feed from hard to soft feed, 



and for six pigs give ot : 



Sulphur ^ pound. 



Common Soda . i " 



Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre J " 



