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ANT) TTIKIR VARIOUS BREEDS. 



[fetek. 



appear oa a \ug, it is usually u[)Oti the Hanks, 

 !iiul at the ruots of the ears ami tail. In the 

 heat of summer tlio disease is es|)t'eially 

 troublesonio, shoukl the hog bo ex|)ost'd, for 

 any length of time, to the direet inlluenee of a 

 liot sun, and no pool or marsh near in whieh 

 ho might reeruit himself, and eool his body 

 with a bath. To euro the disease, after ne- 

 glect has brought it ou, tlie all'ectod parts 

 should be anointed two or three times a day 

 with tar and lard, well melted together. 



DIARRIIffiA. 

 Among all our domesticated animals this 

 disease is very common, and is produced by 

 scanty and unwholesome food, as well as by 

 over-feeding. It arises from intlammation or 

 congestion of the mucous lining of the intes- 

 tines, and consists of a thin discharge of the 

 foecal matter. Before trying to stop this 

 discharge, a change of diet, from that which 

 the animal has been feeding on, will often be 

 effectual in producing a cure. If, however, 

 it continue for any considerable length of 

 time, medicinal remedies should be resorted 

 to. The best for it is — 



Prepared chalk . 

 Powdered catechu 



1 oz. 



2 drachms. 



„ ginger 



„ opium . . . -h „ 



These should be mixed and dissolved in 

 half a pint of water, and from half an ounce to 

 an ounce of the mixture, according to the size 

 of the animal, given twice a day. The diet 

 should, as far as possible, be composed of dry 

 farinaceous food. 



EPILEPSY. 



This disease is common, and often arises 

 from the ringing of the mother during the 

 period of gestation. The indications are rest- 

 lessness, constant grunting, and a greater 

 quickness in the breath, accompanied with an 

 unsteady, staggering gait. Bleeding, strong 

 purgatives, and cold effusions applied to the 

 head, followed by low diet and cooling medi- 

 cines, are the remedies. 



FEVER. 

 The symptoms of this disease are, redness 

 of the eyes, dryness and heat of tlie nostrils, 

 the lips, and the skin generally. The appetite 



is entirely gone, or very indifiorcnt; whilst tho 

 thirst is usually violetit. Tho animal should, 

 as soon as possible, bo bled at the back of tho 

 ears; and if this is not sufficient, a portion 

 of the tail should be excised. ( lood and com- 

 fortable housing must bo attended to; whilst, nt 

 the same time, there must bo a free admission 

 of fresii air. The bleeding will, perhaps, in 

 an hour or two be followed by such a return 

 of appetite as to induce tho animal to eat 

 sufficiently to enable it to support tho ad- 

 ministration of some internal remedies. For 

 giving it these, the best vehicle is bread, 

 steeped in broth. The fever, however, will 

 usually be found to yield to tho bleeding ; and 

 the only object to be kept in view is, to en- 

 deavour to support the strength of the animal 

 by small portions of nourishing food frequently 

 administered. It must, however, be borne in 

 mind, that, as the hog surpasses every other 

 animal in the rapidity witli which it accumu- 

 lates fat, so does it in the facility with which 

 its strength becomes prostrated when once it 

 loses its appetite. The French veterinarian 

 practice recommends the addition of pepper- 

 mint to the bread and broth ; and if the 

 bowels are confined, the addition of castor and 

 (unboiled) linseed oil, in equal quantities, and 

 in the proportion of two to six ounces, accord- 

 ing to the size of the pig, should not b- 

 omitted. Mr. Moubray relates the following; 

 instructive case, which may serve as an ex- 

 ample to be taken in others : — " One of my 

 sows, ibur years old, a good mother, remark- 

 ably good-tempered, a cross between tho 

 Oxford and China breeds, with eleven fine 

 pigs by her side, which had been farrowed 

 three weeks, was suddenly seized with fever 

 and inflammation. In twelve hours she be- 

 came unable to stand ; was very restless, and 

 apparently in great agony ; no evacuation 

 having taken place during two days. In conse- 

 quence, I called in the aid of a noted cow-leech 

 in tho vicinity, who gravely promised he would 

 do what he could for her, but that all would 

 be of no use. The operations of bleeding, 

 anointing, and medicine, were carried on for 

 three days, at a charge of thirty-five shillings, 

 when tho sage doctor dismissed the case, with 

 the consolation to me that he could do no 

 more for the patient, and that it was impossi- 

 ble that she could live. I then took her in 



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