Coughs and Colds, 405 



have never seen a case of this, and doubt its identity with 

 glanders. The nose is said to thicken and become twisted, 

 or out of shape, and the discharge from it to be bloody, or 

 to become so on slight exertion. The owner would be on 

 the safe side to destroy an animal thus diseased. 



An ordinary cold in a hog is called, in some States, a 

 '^rising of the lights." There is no propriety, whatever, in 

 bleeding and purging for it, and following with tartar emetic 

 or calomel, as the common run of books advise. Let the 

 animal be well housed and fed, mustard flour moistened and 

 rubbed into the throat and chest, and a tonic of sulphate of 

 iron given. If these do not bring about rapid improvement, 

 an ounce of tar should be given dally, by putting it well 

 back in the mouth, by means of a narrow wooden paddle. 



When the inflammation extends to the lungs, causing 

 pneumonia, the symptoms are : loss of appetite, quick and 

 labored breathing, shivering and severe cough. This requires 

 the same or greater care in stabling and diet ; while, as a 

 medicine, the following may be administered : — 



No. 452. Nitrate of potash, 



Bisulphite of soda, of each 2 drachms. 



Mix, and give in a pint of gruel. 



Mustard or a blister to the chest is also of service. 



Quinsy, or Strangles. — The inflammation of the glands in 

 the throat (the tonsils), known by these names, is quite com- 

 mon, and often fatal in hogs, through the rapid suffocation 

 it causes. , 



The symptoms are : difficulty in breathing and swallowing, 

 swelling under the neck and lower jaw, protrusion of the 

 tongue, and slavering from the mouth. 



The disease is-usually so rapid that treatment is of little 

 avail. A copious injection should be given at the outset (such 

 as No. 451) ; the pig should be cast and firmly held, while a 

 number of scarifications are made in the skin of the throat, 



