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Straining and vomiting ; extreme looseness of bowels. Diarrhea and Scours, 

 Page 252. 



Straw. Hiding under litter; disinclined to move about; loss of appetite; 

 sluggishness; weakness; shivering; high fever; lying on belly; weakness 

 of hind limbs at first and later of front limbs ; inflamed eyes and gummed 

 lids; red or purplish blotches on the skin; especially on the abdomen, in- 

 side the legs and around the neck and ears ; rapid weak pulse ; dry snout 

 covered with blood-stained spots ; intense thirst ; bowels tight at first but 

 later loose and offensive ; tender abdomen ; often a hard cough, dying 

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



Stupid actions of hog; running into objects; running in a circle; falling over 

 and straightening out legs ; frothing at the mouth ; rapid laborious breath- 

 ing. Blind Staggers, Page 249. 



Stupid, restless; the eyes are prominent and blood-shot; suddenly the hog 

 may drop as though hit with a sledge hammer and the limbs become 

 straightened and stiff; he may seem dead but for his heavy breathing. 

 Apoplexy, Page 249. 



Swaggering and unsteady gait ; much pain ; temperature changing from fever- 

 ish heat to cold chills in rapid succession; very red mucous membrane; 

 vomiting a discolored or bloody fluid ; convulsions. Apoplectic Anthrax, 

 Page 249. 



Swallowing is difficult when eating dry feed ; spasmodic coughing ; throat in- 

 clined to fill up ; dry and hot skin. Sore Throat, Page 268. 



Swallowing with difficulty ; skin hot and dry ; throat inclined to fill up ; spas- 

 modic coughing. Sore Throat, Page 268. 



Swelling, heat or tenderness of a tendon, joint or bunch of muscles; indis- 

 position to move; langour; dullness; lameness in one or more limbs. 

 Rheumatism, Page 266. 



Swelling on the neck near the larynx that is extremely painful. The hair 

 on this swelling is soon bleached and stands on end. It is brittle and hard. 

 In the later stages of the disease the following symptoms are prominent : 

 grating and gnashing of teeth; laborious breathing; groaning, convul- 

 sions. The diseased hog dies within a few days. White Bristle, Page 

 271. 



Swelling on throat that is painful, hot and hard; there is wheezing; laborious 

 breathing ; swollen tongue ; hoarse grunting ; dry snout ; brownish-red 

 color of the mucous membrane of the mouth ; attempts to vomit ; difficulty 

 in swallowing food; high fever. (This disease usually comes as an epi- 

 demic and spreads over a large territory) . Malignant Angina, Page 260. 



Swollen testicle sack that feels dough-like and soft to the touch. Scrotal 

 Hernia or Rupture, Page 263. 



Tears falling over cheeks ; inflamed eyeballs. Inflammation of the Eyes, Page 

 259. 



Teeth. Grating and gnashing of teeth following a swelling on the neck near 

 the larynx that is extremely painful. (The hair on this swelling soon be- 



