74 DISEASES OF THE HOG. 



clay color, and the membrane of the eyes becomes 

 yellow, and if there is white hair the skin will be 

 yellow, then it gradually becomes dark and re- 

 mains in that condition for a few days or some- 

 times weeks, then it begins to disappear. The 

 bowels are usually constipated and the urine 

 of a deep yellow color. In the great majority of 

 cases there is not much fever and the animal is 

 usually well in two weeks. 



Treatment: It is not easy to find the cause in 

 the pig, but nearly all cases of jaundice require 

 medicine to eliminate the bile from the system. It 

 is therefore necessary to clean out the bowels, and 

 this is best accomplished by giving from one to two 

 ounces epsom salts; after this has operated give 

 three grains of calomel at a dose three times a day 

 for three days. Then give one ounce castor oil 

 and half an ounce of turpentine, to be followed by 

 ten drop doses of nitro-muriatic acid. 



