998 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTORc 



cannoD. O — Small metacarpal. P, P — Sesamoid bones. Q^ Q — 

 Phalanges. 1. Os suffraginis, or pastern bone. 2. Os coronse. 3. Oa 

 pedis. R — Pelvis. (Fore-leg of pig. Phalanges 1,2,3). 1. Ilium. 



2. Pubis. 3. Ischium. /S'— Femur. T— Patella. C7— Tibia. F— 

 Fibula. W — Hock. 1. Os calcis, 2. Astragalus. 3. Cuneiform 

 magimm. 4. Cuneiform medium. 5. Cuneiform parvum. 6. Cuboid. 



3, 6. Cubo cuneiform. X— Large metatarsal. (Hind-leg of pig. Phal- 

 anges 1, 2, 3). T — Small metatarsal. Z — Head. 1. Inferior maxilla. 

 2. Superior maxilla. 3. Anterior maxilla. 4. Nasal bone. 5. Molar. 

 6. Frontal. 7. Parietal. 8. Occipital. 9. Lachrymal. 10. Squamous- 

 tempoid. 11. Petrous-tempoid. 



Delivering Pigs* — If conditions are right there should be little oc- 

 casion for trouble in this regard. The sow should not be too fat and from 

 twelve to thirteen months old. She should have plenty of room to exer- 

 cise — a run to clover, alfalfa or other grass is excellent and give a little 

 extra laxative food for two or three weeks before farrowing if she is the 

 least bit constipated. Do not ring a brood sow. 



With all this care, trouble should yet occur, proceed quietly with a pair 

 of forceps or a wire hook to assist in the delivery, taking care that the 

 instruments a^ well as your hands are well oiled and that you do not use 

 undue violence in the work. 



To Castrate a Ruptured Pig:— Elevate behind and work the intes- 

 tine back. Make an incision at the usual place but do not cut through 

 the covering next to the testicle. Tie the cord and its covering with 

 a strong linen thread as close to the body as possible, taking care that 

 the intestine is not caught, and sever within an inch of tie. 



Tumor On the Cord: — This is an evil result of castration. The 

 tumor usually grows rapidly and attains great size. Peel it out and 

 disinfect with carbolic acid and water. A few stitches may be taken 

 leaving a drainage at the bottom. 



Milk Fever in Sows: — It occurs at time of delivery and is serious in 

 that milk is not secreted and the sow is very sick. 



Drench her with about a quarter of a pound of epsom salts, a table- 

 spoonful of sweet sp. of nitre and a little ginger. Follow this with a mix- 

 ture of saltpeter and sulphur, using a teaspoonful for a dose once or twice 

 a day. Let the pigs tug at the teats and bathe with hot water. 



Spaying Sows: — Right time, four to eight weeks old. Lay the pig 

 onitsrio-ht side with hind legs stretched back. Remove hair from a spot 

 midway between hip joint and edge of flank and make a cut one inch long 

 and through the muscle. Insert a finger and make an opening in membrane 

 covering fat. Press intestines forward and bring out upper ovary with 

 points of fingers. Work out folds of the bag to the fork, then the other 

 ovary in same way. Cut off the bag at or near the fork. Insert a finger 

 and push back the intestine and let the left leg loose. Withdraw finger, 

 disinfect wound and take a couple of stitches with coarse cotton thread. 

 To Castrate a Ridgling: — Make the incision as for spaying, 

 only large enough to insert the hand when the testicle may be found 

 and easily pnlled out and severed. Disinfect and sew up the wound. 



