DISEASES OF THE HOGt. l4l 



giving twenty to forty drops of the syrup iodide of 

 iron in a little syrup three times a day, also give 

 four grains of quinine in a little whisky and water 

 twice a day for two days. In the early stage of this 

 disease the skin should be kept wet with a lotion 

 composed of acetate of lead one ounce, water one 

 quart; when the skin becomes dry and cracks rub 

 it once a day with an ointment made by mixing 

 two ounces oxide of zinc with four ounces of vase- 

 line. Feed as directed in the former. The pig 

 should get all the cold water it can drink in all 

 cases of fever. 



GANGRENOUS ANGINA. 



This form is common in the pig, its principal 

 seat being the throat and is characterized by a diffi- 

 culty in swallowing and breathing, with a wheez- 

 ing sound; the tongue often swells and becomes of 

 a dark purple or of a bluish black color, "black 

 tongue,'^ there is usually a painful swelling on the 

 outside of the throat, sometimes extending down 

 betw^een the fore legs. If the skin is white it will 

 be changed to red and later on dark. As the dis- 

 ease progresses the breathing becomes more diffi- 

 cult, the tongue may swell to such a size as to 

 cause suffocation. 



Treatment; If the animal can swallow give it 

 one to two ounces of epsom salts; follow this by 

 giving five to eight drops of the strong nitro- 

 muriatic acid w^ell diluted three or four times a 

 day. If the tongue is much swollen take half an 

 ounce of acetate of lead and one ounce tincture of 



