DISEASES OP THE HOdt. lOO 



brane through the entire bronchial tubes is red- 

 dened and covered with frothy mucus. In no part 

 do we find effusion, save of serous material, the 

 characteristic plastic exudation of inflammatory 

 action being as yet undeveloped. Both sides of the 

 heart, but particularly the right, with the large 

 blood vessels proceeding to and from it, are more or 

 less full of dark-colored blood, but not coagulated. 

 Treatment: As soon as possible give the animal 

 a stimulant such as one dram of aromatic spirits 

 of ammonia and one dram spirits nitrous 

 ether at a dose in a little cold water, and 

 repeat in half an hour if necessary; or give from 

 one to two tablespoonfuls of good brandy or 

 whisky; cover the body with warm blankets and 

 rub the legs with a little of the compound soap lini- 

 ment. If the animal improves keep up the stimu- 

 lants for a day or two, but give them less fre- 

 quently. Brandy or whisky will be found more use- 

 ful in the later stage than the ammonia or ether. 

 When relieved feed the pig milk and oatmeal gruel 

 for a few days. 



PNEUMONIA (INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS.) 



Pneumonia may be defined as an inflammation 

 of the true lung substance and the connective tis- 

 sue. This disease attacks all kinds of animals, but 

 there are none in which it is so fatal as the hog. 

 The reason of this is in a great measure due to not 

 detecting the disease early and after it has been 

 detected the great difficulty we have in treating it 

 properly in the pig. 



