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be constipated or there may be diarrhea; in 

 chronic cases there is often a cough and the pig 

 may suffer from headache, or it may stagger from 

 giddiness and even fall over; in young pigs it 

 causes fits. The animal in this condition will not 

 thrive or grow, but usually loses flesh and some 

 times becomes emaciated with wasted muscles 

 and a sunken abdomen. The pulse, in some cases, 

 is quite natural ; in others it is somewhat increased 

 in frequency or is irregular; there may also be 

 fever and scanty, high-colored urine. 



The causes of indigestion in the pig are want of 

 exercise and too much food, or food of a poor qual- 

 ity; hence it results in weakening the stomach. To 

 prevent this the pig should be allowed to run at 

 large in a field; especially is this the case in the 

 young pig, as it requires more exercise than the 

 adult. It should be regularly fed on nutritious food 

 and not too much of it 



Treatment: If the pig is constipated give from 

 one to two ounces of epsom salts and a teaspoonf ul 

 of ginger, dissolved in half a pint of water, at one 

 dose. If there is diarrhea give from one to two 

 tablespoonfuls of castor oil or from a dessert to a 

 table spoonful of tincture of rhubarb. After the 

 physic has operated give a teaspoonful each of 

 tincture of gentian and ginger at a dose three 

 times a day; or if the animal will take a little food 

 give from five to ten grains of sulphate of iron and 

 a teaspoonful of ground anise at a dose in the food 

 twice a day. If the animal is troubled with vomit- 

 ing give one to two drops of the wine of ipecac; or 



