DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF SHEEP AND PIGS 489 



your own judgment as to the proportion to give the differ- 

 ent sized pigs : 



Epsom Salts 2 to 4 dessertspoonfuls. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre. 1 teaspoonful to 1 dessertspoonful. 



Sulphur 1 teaspoonful to 1 dessertspoonful. 



Mix in half a teacupful of lukewarm water and pour 

 down as a drench after turning the pig on its back. If this 

 operates on the bowels before the disease gets too bad, it 

 will often save the life of the pig. If this disease breaks out 

 in your herd of pigs, send for the government veterinary 

 inspector. He will come and examine the pigs to make sure 

 of the disease and help you to prevent it from spreading. 



13. Fits. 



Fits usually affect young pigs. 



Causes. — Worms are the cause in the majority of cases. 



Symptoms. — The pig is first noticed not to be thriving 

 well, and after a time is noticed to take fits. Its legs begin 

 jerking, its head and neck bends back and it continues champ- 

 ing its teeth, and after working in this manner for a while, 

 falls over as if it were dead. In a short time it gets up and 

 seems all right for a little while, when another fit comes on. 

 Fits occur every little while for a few days, but it finally 

 gets so bad that death is the result. 



Treatment. — For a pig two months old give 



Raw Linseed Oil y 2 teacupful. 



Spirits of Turpentine 1 dram or 1 teaspoonful. 



Mix well and pour down as a drench. Repeat this dose 

 once a day until the bowels move and the pig seems relieved. 

 Afterward feed lots of charcoal, hardwood ashes, salt and 

 sulphur, as for stunted pigs, to get rid of the worms. 



