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Food. Eating enormous quantities of food ; eating tilthy food. Morbid Ap- 

 petite, Page 262. 



Food refused; gait unsteady; weakness; dullness; rooting in bedding; bury- 

 ing head or whole body in the litter; lying down more than usual; chills 

 alternating with fever in quick succession ; fast pulse ; constipated bowels ; 

 manure dark colored and hard ; red spots on inside of legs ; on abdomen, 

 breast and neck; these spots soon turn to erysipelatous swellings; small 

 pustules on parts of swollen surface; increasing fever; in last stages 

 hind quarters are paralyzed and convulsions set in. Erysipelas, Page 

 253. 



Fore feet far in advance of the body when walking; continually shifting the 

 weight from one foot to another. Founder or Sore Feet, Page 267. 



Gait uncertain; sometimes staggering; coughing when suddenly aroused; 

 sluggishness, disinclination to move when disturbed; loss of appetite 

 and flesh; hind legs particularly weak; eyes inflamed and lids gummed 

 together; profuse diarrhea; sick for months. Hog Cholera (chronic 

 form), Page 254. 



Gait unsteady; refusal of food; weakness; dullness; rooting in bedding; bury- 

 ing head or whole body in straw ; lying down more than usual ; chills 

 alternating with fever in quick succession; fast pulse; constipated bowels; 

 manure dark colored and hard ; red spots on inside of legs ; on abdomen, 

 breast and neck; these spots soon turn to erysipelatous swellings; small 

 pustules on parts of swollen surface increasing fever; mucous membrane 

 is purple or lead-gray in color ; labored breathing ; later the hind quarters 

 of the hog are paralyzed ; convulsions set in, and death results if the dis- 

 ease is allowed to run this far. Erysipelas, Page 253. 



Hair dropping from the skin in ring-like patches, the center of these patches 

 becoming dry and the edges moist. Ringworm, Page 266. 



Head. Bending of head ; shaking and trembling of body ; unthrifty condition. 

 The pig soon gets stiff and tumbles over, struggling a short time. After 

 lying quiet for a short time he gets up and acts perfectly well until an- 

 other sick spell overtakes him. Fits in Pigs, Page 254. 



Head held low down and mouth open; great distress; weak pulse; cold ex- 

 tremities; pig cannot stand;- blood running from nose in some cases. 

 Pneumonia or Lung Fever, Page 265. 



Head. Moving head from side to side ; hog sits on haunches ; changes position 

 frequently ; grunts ; squeals ; and sometimes bloats. Colic, Page 251. 



Head. Pushing head out ; fever ; weakness ; breathing difficult and quickened ; 

 hoarse cough; loss of appetite; discharge of mucus from the mouth 

 (sometimes from the nose). Bronchitis, Page 250. 



Itching severely ; large sores caused from rubbing ; scabs on the skin. Mange, 

 Page 261. 



Inflamed eyeballs ; tears falling over the cheeks. Inflammation of the Eyes, 



Page 259. 



Jerking of body; coughing, especially in the morning when the pig come 

 from his bed ; palpitation of the heart. Thumps, Page 268. 



