DISEASES OF SWINE 243 



Slaver covering tongue when it protrudes from the mouth ; soreness and swell- 

 ing of glands under the throat followed by difficult swallowing and breath- 

 ing ; neck swollen. Quinsy, Page 265. 



Slavering; gnashing of teeth; eyes have a distressful and staring expression; 

 poor appetite; some fever. Later yellowish-white pimples that are full 

 of pus come on the cheeks, lips and tongue. These pimples though yellow- 

 ish-white at first, soon change to brown and then to black. Gum Mouth, 

 Page 254. 



Sluggishness disinclination to move when disturbed ; coughing when sud- 

 denly aroused ; loss of appetite and flesh ; growing so weak they walk with 

 an uncertain gait, sometimes staggering; hind legs particularly weak; 

 eyes inflamed and lids gummed together ; profuse diarrhea ; sick for several 

 months. Hog Cholera (chronic form), Page 254. 



Sneezing; membrane of the nose swollen and dry; loss of appetite; discharge 

 from nose ; the nose is inflamed and the inflammation steadily increases. 

 Nasal Catarrh, Page 262. 



Snuffling; discharge of mucus from the nose and discharges of blood in severe 

 cases. Snuffles, Page 267. 



Sores back of pig's ears. Sorehead, Page 268. 



Soreness of sow's tail due to sort of cancerous condition developed during pig- 

 ging time. Cancer of the Tail, Page 250. 



Sores. Large sores on the skin caused by rubbing; severe itching; scabs on 

 the skin. Mange, Page 261. 



Spots of red or purple color on the skin, especially on the abdomen, inside the 

 legs and around the neck and ears; blood-stained spots on snout; dry 

 snout; disinclined to move about; poor appetite; weakness; shivering; 

 fever; hiding under litter; weakness of hind limbs at first and then of 

 fore limbs ; inflamed eyes and gummed lids ; intense thirst ; bowels tight 

 at first but later loose and offensive ; tender abdomen ; many hogs dying 

 within a few days. Hog Cholera (acute), Page 254. 



Spots red in color on- inside of legs, on abdomen, breast and neck ; these spots 

 soon turn to erysipelatous swellings; refusal of food; gait unsteady; dull- 

 ness ; burying head or whole body in litter ; lying down more than usual ; 

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

 bowels ; manure dark colored and hard ; dullness ; increasing fever ; in last 

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

 Page 253. 



Stiffness and tumbling over following a shaking and trembling and bending 

 of the head. The pig remains quiet for a short time and then gets up 

 and acts perfectly well until another sick spell overtakes him. Fits 

 in Pigs, Page 254. 



Stiffness, dullness; fever; fast pulse; poor appetite; thirst; stupor; vomiting; 

 delirium. Scarlet Fever, Page 267. 



Straining and unable to empty the bowels. Stricture of the Rectum, Page 

 263. 



