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under the Contagious Disease (Animals) Act. Cases must, therefore, 

 be reported to the poHce, and the affected animals destroyed. Prior 

 to the passing of the Act, my treatment was, after ordering perfect 

 quietness, to give at the onset, to an adult pig, from two to four ozs. of 

 olive oil, with from lo to 20 drops of croton oil, along with warm-water 

 injections every six or eight hours, at the same time tempting the 

 animal to drink milk and cold water containing from one to two 

 drachms of bicarbonate of soda. I had one case, many years ago, of a 

 fancy -bred sow, which had a very severe attack; and although the 

 blotches on the skin turned black, she recovered. Strange to say, she 

 received, altogether, above a drachm of croton oil at different times 

 during its illness. 



471. When pigs are injudiciously fed on too much uncooked foods, 

 such as Indian meal, raw potatoes, &c., numerous red and purple 

 blotches of various sizes are noticed on different parts of the body. 

 This must not be confused with swine fever, as the symptoms are 

 widely different. When these blotches are due to indigestion, there is little 

 or no constitutional disturbance or prostration ; the animal will also 

 take a little food, seems lively, and will run about as if it ailed 

 little or nothing. Treatment for such a case is to give well-boiled 

 oatmeal and barley flour gruel and milk to drink, with teaspoonful 

 doses of bicarbonate of soda, night and morning, for a few days. 



