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Treatment. Put the hog in comfortable quarters where he will not be 

 disturbed. Feed on soft, sloppy food. Sour milk is good. Keep the bowels 

 loose with injections of warm water or from two to three ounce doses of 

 Glauber's salts. Breaks in the spine are not curable, but if killed immediately 

 the hog will be good for meat. If the cause is known to be a strain of the 

 back, use cold application on the back for several days, or apply a strong solu- 

 tion of mustard and water to the affected animal's back each day. Equal parts 

 of lard, ammonia and turpentine make an excellent liniment to apply to the 

 back of a hog suffering with paralysis and have been recommended by farmers 

 in Ohio and elsewhere. 



Paralysis of the Retina. 



People and animals are often affected by the dilation of the pupil of the 

 eye which may cause blindness. It is often an ailment of the digestive organs 

 due to constipation, high blood pressure or intestinal parasites which really 

 cause clogged bowels. 



Treatment. Keep the hog in a dark, clean pen with good ventilation. 

 Pumpkin seed tea is good for worms and will remove one of the worst causes 

 of the paralysis. Cathartics should also be given. 



Peritonitis. 



When any article taken into the intestines makes an internal rupture, an 

 inflamed condition of the membrane lining the abdominal cavity usually takes 

 place and blood poisoning often follows. The mortification or hardening is 

 almost incurable. Injuries such as kicks from horses or bunts from cattle; 

 puncturing of the stomach ; severe chills and other diseases, cause the internal 

 injury. It may follow castration or farrowing. 



Symptoms. Pain ; bloating ; fever ; tenderness of the stomach ; vomiting : 

 and quickened pulse. The indications are very plain and the attention that 

 must be given is considerable. 



Treatment. Keep the strength of the animal up with milk mashes or, in 

 severe cases, aromatic spirits of ammonia. Proper care by a veterinarian at 

 the first signs of this ailment will get the better results. 



Piles. 



These are soft bright red tumors found in or near the outer opening of 

 the large bowel. They usually bleed very easily. Sometimes they are called 

 fluid piles because there is no bleeding. Sitting back on damp muddy floors 

 and cold ground are common causes. 



Treatment. Add some tannic acid to cold water and use as an injection 

 Give a cathartic of Glauber's salt or castor oil. When it is thought best to 

 open the tumors and let out the impure blood, use a thin sharp knife. Hot 

 applications may be then applied or anodyn wash is good. Injections of 

 slippery elm juice or mucilage are considered good. 



