598 DISEASES OF SWINE 



of the calomel and castor oil. This may be accompanied or fol- 

 lowed by the administration of small doses of aconite and bryonia. 

 About 5 drops of tincture of aconite and 2 drops of specific medicine 

 bryonia (Lloyd Bros, preparation) should be administered every 

 two hours. For the relief of pain and the control of the inflamma- 

 tion no agents are more effective than these two. 



To the water provided for drinking purposes it is well to add a 

 small amount of nitrate of potash, to stimulate the action of the 

 kidneys. By increasing the action of bowels and kidneys the 

 absorption of the fluid in the pleural sacs is hastened. 



After the acute symptoms have subsided, it is advisable to keep 

 the animal for several weeks in warm quarters and fed on soft 

 food, to which a tonic condition powder, similar to those already 

 mentioned, has been added. 



