Diseases and treatment of sheep and pigs 485 



6. Worms. 



This mostly affects young pigs. 



Symptoms. — The pig eats well but does not seem to 

 thrive well, and sometimes small worms pass away in the 

 manure. 



Treatment. — Give a handful of charcoal and hardwood 

 ashes in the food twice a week, also give half a teaspoonful of 

 sulphur for each pig twice a day in the food. This generally 

 kills the worms. 



7. Turning Out of the Rectum or Back Bowel. 



Causes. — This is generally caused in young pigs by get- 

 ting dry food to eat, causing the bowels to become costive. 

 Straining to pass manure turns the back bowel out. When 

 pigs rise on their hind legs with their front feet upon the 

 front of the pen every time they are fed, or jumping a low 

 fence and getting caught and lying with the belly over the 

 fence may cause the back bowel to turn out. 



Symptoms. — There is a bulging out of the bowel from 

 half the size of a hen's egg to even larger than a hen's egg. 

 This is red and angry looking, and after a time becomes 

 blackened. 



Treatment. — As soon as noticed give tbe bowel a syring- 

 ing out with lukewarm water and soap to clean any hard 

 manure out of it, then wash it off clean, oil the bulged out part 

 and shove it back to its natural place. As soon as this is 

 done, if a small pig, give a dessertspoonful of Epsom salts 

 mixed in half a teacupful of lukewarm water. Pour this down as 

 a drench, and give one-half teaspoonful of sulphur mixed in 

 sloppy feed twice a day. This keeps the bowels free and the 

 pig will generally be all right. Have the pig fastened in its 

 pen so that it cannot jump up on its hind legs. In a case 

 where the bowel is blackened or comes out two or three 

 times after putting it in, do not return it, but leave it alone 

 and the piece of dead bowel will drop off of its own accord. 

 The pig will be all right in a week or so, but give the physic 

 and sulphur as mentioned to keep the bowels loose. 



8. Blind Staggers. 



This is a disease that affects the brain and nerves. 

 Causes. — Being kept in a dirty, ill-ventilated, poorly 

 drained, small pen causes the blood to get in such a bad state 



