DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF PIGS. 349 



ing" is the tail and rump. If the sow is large enough for you to 

 pass your hand into the passage, oil your hand and pass it up; if 

 the front legs of the little pig are turned back shove it back into 

 the womb ; catch the legs with your finger and bring them up 

 even with the head, then pull on the legs and it will come all 

 right. If it is coming backwards, and the hind legs are turned 

 under it shove the pig back into the womb and straighten out the 

 legs so as to have the hind feet coming first. In case the sow is 

 too small for a man's hand to go into the passage, get a boy that 

 has a small hand and have him oil it and pass it up into the pas- 

 sage, and by you telling him what to do he can bring it away all 

 right. In working with sows always keep your hand well oiled, 

 and try and not bruise the passage, for it will swell an.d make it 

 worse for you to work at. 



MILK FEVER IN SOWS. 



This disease is occasionally met with in sows, but the causes 

 of it is not clearly understood. , 



SymptoniS. — They are generally noticed as soon as the sow is 

 through pigging, when the little pigs go to suck they cannot get 

 any milk ; if you try to milk her no milk will come; the teats are 

 soft instead of being full and hard, showing that there is no milk 

 being secreted in the teats, the sow seems very sick, is feverish 

 and does not take notice of her little ones, nor eat, but is very- 

 thirsty and will drink a great deal if she can get it to drink. 



Treatment. — Give the following for a large sow: 



Epsom Salts J pound. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre ^ ounce, or 1 tablespoonful. 



Ginger 1 teaspoonf ul. 



Mix in half pint of luke warm water and pour down as a drench, 



first turning the sow on her back and prying her mouth open with a 



stick to get the drench down. After giving the drench follow up 



with the following powder : 



Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre ^ pound. 



Sulphur ^ " 



Mix thoroughly, and for a large sow, give a teaspoonful on 



her tongue with a spoon twice a day, or in soft feed. Give her plenty 



of luke warm slops to eat, bathe her milk glands three times a day 



with luk'- warm water, rub the parts dry each time after bathing and 



keep the little pigs sucking to try to bring her back to her milk. 



By attending to her in this way for a few days she will get all 



right. While the sow is sick keep the little pigs alive by feeding 



