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third with lukewarm water and sweeten it with sugar. Pour 

 this down with a spoon, or let them suck it out of a bottle. 

 Keep them sucking the sow as much as you can. 



6. Inflammation of the Milk Glands (Garget). 



This is generally noticed immediately after pigging. 



Causes. — Catching cold, or losing some of the pigs and 

 not having enough left to keep the bag sucked out, thus 

 allowing the glands to get so full with milk that they swell 

 and become sore and inflamed, is usually the cause. 



Symptoms. — The sow seems dull, feverish and does not 

 care to eat. When the pigs suck her pain is caused and they 

 do not get much milk. The milk glands are swollen, hard, 

 hot and tender. 



Treatment. — Give the same medicine inwardly with the 

 same directions as is given for the treatment of milk fever. 

 In addition bathe the milk glands well three times a day 

 with lukewarm water and vinegar, each time after bathing 

 rub the glands dry, and in severe cases where the young pigs 

 are not sucking her, rub the glands with white liniment. 

 After putting on the liniment oil the parts with oil or lard 

 to soften the glands and prevent the liniment from blistering. 

 In cases where the disease runs on, and the glands fester and 

 form matter, they should be lanced to let the matter out, then 

 treated by bathing with lukewarm water and soap twice a 

 day. Apply the white lotion each time after bathing until 

 the glands heal up. In bad cases it is best to wean the 

 young pigs. 



7. Pig Bed or Womb Turned Out. 



This is generally noticed immediately after pigging, 

 where the sow is left lying with her hind end lower than the 

 front, causing the pig bed to work back into the passage. 

 This results in pain and consecmently straining, which finally 

 forces it out. 



Symptoms. — The womb, or pig bed, is turned out behind. 

 It is larger than a man's head, and in a very short time be- 

 comes very red and swollen and a miserable looking sight. 

 It should be put back as soon as noticed before it swells much. 



Treatment. — Bathe the womb well with lukewarm water 

 to take the swelling down and make it clean and warm, then 

 have a couple of men to raise the sow's hind end straight up 



