DISEASES OF 'THE HOG. 29 



in a clean, dry place, and given all the cold water 

 it will take. 



Glossitis (Inflammation of the Tongue) is a dis- 

 ease which may be seen in all our domestic ani- 

 mals, and is caused by injuries and by the animnl 

 getting too hot food or irritating medicines. 



Symptoms: There will be swelling of the 

 tongue, the animal will be salivated, and in bad 

 cases the tongue will be protruded from the 

 mouth; the swelling, if excessive, will cause diffi- 

 cult breathing, and if not relieved will cause suf- 

 focation; there will be a general derangement cf 

 the system; in some cases the epithelium (the 

 scaly covering of the mucous membrane of the 

 mouth) may peel off, leaving the parts raw and 

 sore. 



Treatment: In the early stages of the disease, 

 examine the tongue if possible, sometimes this can- 

 not be done on account of the sw^elling, if any for- 

 eign body is found remove it and bathe the mouth 

 with cold water for half an hour several times a 

 day and apply a little of the following lotion with 

 a sponge: acetate of lead one dram and w^ater 

 one pint, shake up well and add one dram of tinc- 

 ture of opium. Give a purge, such as one to two 

 ounces of sulphate of magnesium dissolved in half 

 a pint of water, or if this cannot be taken, give a 

 pill made of one-fourth of a grain of elaterium and 

 one grain of extract of hyoscyamus. Feed on oat- 

 meal gruel or eggs and milk. 



