FJEVEE.] 



PIG^S, 



[rEVER. 



hand myself, bled her, and gave her a strong 

 dose of salts and jalap, which I succeeded in 

 delivering, her jaws being held open by a rope 

 attached to each. In about an hour there- 

 after she had three pints of warm gruel ; and 

 in less than three hours I had the satisfaction 

 of obaei-ving symptoms of great tranquillity 

 and improvement in my patient. After leav- 

 ing her at night on a clean and comfortable 

 bed, I was gratified by finding her on her legs 

 the next morning, and in a fair way of re- 

 covering. I then repeated tlie above dose, 

 somewhat reduced in strength, and still keep- 

 ing her on warm gruel, when, in two days, 

 my satisfaction was complete, on finding her 

 quite restored to her former health, saving a 

 little inconvenience from the obstruction of her 

 milk. Of the young pigs, previously removed, 

 nine did well ; and the sow became freed from 

 all relics of her disease in ten or twelve days. 

 I did not, however, choose to risk another 

 farrow with her, therefore put her to the boar 

 in October, and fed her for the knife. She 

 was killed at Christmas, and made excellent 

 bacon. Thus, I saved a fine bog by Dr. 

 Common Sense, to atone for the insufficiency 

 of the most skilful leech then and there going ; 

 and if my brethren pig-breeders would follow 

 my example, in most cases, in my opinion, it 

 would be to the benefit both of their pockets 

 and their pigs." 



There is a description of fever that frequently 

 occurs as an epizootic, which is described by 

 M. Kooche Lubin, in The Veterinaricm, and 

 from which we make some detached extracts 

 bearing upon this subject. 



" The Charlonneiise typhus of pigs does not 

 always assume the same character. It often 

 attacks the male pigs, and generally the most 

 vigorous and the best looking, without any 

 distinction of age, and with a force and promp- 

 titude absolutely astonishing ; for in the space 

 of twelve hours I have seen a whole piggery 

 succumb. At other times its progress is mucli 

 slower; the symptoms are less intense and 

 less alarming; uud the veterinary surgeon, 

 employed at the commencement of the attack^ 

 may promise himself some success. It will 

 be advisable to divide the whole into difierent 

 classes. 



" PlRST ChK^Q.— Symptoms. — The pigs that 

 are ranged in this class often die without 

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there being the slightest precursory symptoms. 

 I have been able to collect only the following : 

 — Sudden loss of appetite, and a general 

 prostration of strength ; small and frequent 

 pulse ; the ears drooping, of a dark colour, and 

 tender to the touch ; the eyes projecting and 

 haggard ; the conjunctiva of a deep red ; the 

 mouth half open, red, and charged with foam ; 

 a leaden tint stealing over the part ; frequent 

 and laborious perspiration ; anxiety ; plaintive 

 cries ; frequent convulsions ; the appearance 

 of red spots, and becoming more and more 

 deep at the ears, the belly, and the inner sur- 

 face of the thighs; palsy of the hind limbs; 

 involuntary and fetid discharge. In less than 

 an hour this animal died. 



" Second Class. — Symptoms. — In this class 

 I range the pigs in which charbonneuse typhus 

 follows a somewhat rapid march, and offers 

 some sufficiently distinct periods. The symp- 

 toms that are the least alarming, and the 

 malady the least rebellious, are the following : 

 — The animal is dispirited, continually lying 

 down, and not getting up without evident 

 pain; the ear is hot and painful; the pulse 

 quick, but regular; the conjunctiva red; the 

 eye fixed ; the respiration a little agitated ; the 

 flank distended and painful ; the tail hanging 

 down ; the animal drinking with difficulty, and 

 eating, without appetite, even the most delicious 

 food ; he is likewise constipated. This state 

 sometimes remains two days without any sen- 

 sible change ; but, on the third or fourth day, 

 if the medicine that we have employed is with- 

 out effect, the symptoms redouble their inten- 

 sity. The pig grinds his teeth, trembles, and 

 is convulsed in every part ; the pulse becomes 

 intermittent, and, by degrees, is almost per- 

 fectly lost; the pupil is dilated; the red spots 

 become more and more deep in colour, and 

 death is near at hand. The pathological lesions 

 are nearly the same as those already described, 

 except those of the tissues. I have sometimes 

 found the nasal and buccal membranes quite 

 decomposed, and the interior of the mouth 

 presenting numerous black and charbonneuse 

 spots. One mark should be regarded. The 

 sows with young ones always resist the attack 

 of the disease ; but, as soon as the little ones 

 are produced, the malady does not spare either 

 the one or the other. The causes of the dis- 

 ease are, in the majority of cases the had sties 



