130 DISEASES OP THE HOG. 



CHAPTEE XII. 

 APOPLEXY. 



This derangement is almost entirely confined to 

 pigs that are too fat and are getting too much to 

 eat. 



Symptoms : If the animal is eating it will stop 

 suddenly, appear restless, stupid in its movements ; 

 the eyes become prominent and blood-shot; it 

 foams at the mouth, falls over and may die in a 

 few minutes; others may fall over apparently dead, 

 and in a few moments revive and get well. 



Treatment : Bleeding from the veins of the legs 

 is recommended. Tie a string tight above the knee 

 of the forelegs; the vein on the inside of the leg 

 will be seen to fill up; then take a sharp knife and 

 make an opening sufficient to allow a free stream 

 of blood; serve the other one in the same way. 

 After removing one and a half pints of blood, pin 

 up the wound in the skin. Press a small pin 

 through the skin at the edges of the wound and tie 

 a thread around the ends of the pin, thus closing 

 the wound. Let the pins remain in until the skin 

 is healed. Hogs that are over fat and show any 

 signs of dullness should get a dose of epsom salts 

 — two to three ounces — and be fed sparingly for a 

 few days, until the dulness wears off. 



