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comes bleached, stands on end, and is brittle and hard); groaning; con- 

 vulsions. The diseased hogs die within a few days. White Bristle 

 Page 271. 



Testicle sack is greatly enlarged and feels dough-like and soft to the touch. 

 Scrotal Hernia. 



Thirst (in sows) ; poor appetite; dullness; fever; much pain. Inflammation of 

 the Womb, Page 259. 



Thirst intense ; inflamed eyes and gummed lids ; bowels tight at first but later 

 loose and offensive; tender abdomen; many hogs dying within a few 

 days ; red or purple spots on the skin, especially on the abdomen, inside 

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

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

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

 of fore limbs. Hog Cholera (acute), Page 254. 



Throat has a swelling on it that is painful, hot and hard; there is wheezing; 

 laborious breathing; swollen tongue; hoarse grunting; dry snout; brown- 

 ish-red color of the mucous membrane of the mouth; attempts to vomit; 

 difficulty in swallowing food ; high fever. (This disease usually comes 

 as an epidemic and spreads over a large territory.) Malignant Angina, 

 Page 260. 



Throat inclined to fill up ; dry and hot skin ; difficulty in swallowing; dry feed ; 

 spasmodic coughing. Sore Throat, Page 268. 



Throat sore; coughing; rash breaking out on fourth day; some sneezing; 

 inflamed eyes; fever; swollen eye lids; fast breathing. Measles, Page 

 261 



Throat. Soreness and swelling of glands under the throat followed by diffi- 

 cult swallowing and breathing; swelling of neck; protruding of tongue 

 from mouth covered with slaver. Quinsy, Page 265. 



Toes have blisters or tumors between them; the mouth is also blistered; 

 fever ; perhaps dullness. Aphthous Fever, Page 248. 



Tongue protruding from mouth covered with slaver; soreness and swelling 

 of glands under the throat followed by difficult swallowing and breathing; 

 swelling of neck. Quinsy, Page 265. 



Tongue swollen; wheezing; laborious breathing; hoarse grunting; dryness of 

 snout; brownish-red color of the mucous membranes of the mouth; trying 

 to vomit ;" difficulty in swallowing food ; swelling on the throat that is 

 painful, hot and hard; high fever. (This disease usually comes as an 

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

 260 



Trembling and shaking; bending of head; unthrifty condition. The pig soon 

 gets stiff and tumbles over, struggling a short time. After lying quiet for 

 a little while he gets up and acts perfectly well until another sick spell 

 overtakes him. Fits in Pigs, Page 254. 



Tumors. Soft tumors found near the outer opening of the large bowel that 

 bleed very easily. In case they do not bleed they are called blind piles. 

 Piles, Page 264. 



