214 DISEASES OF THE HOG. 



usually sick, with considerable fever, loss of appe- 

 tite and constipated bowels. 



Treatment: Draw off as much milk as possible, 

 although this is no very easy matter in the sow; 

 the inflammation causes the milk to coagulate and 

 it separates into curd and whey. If she has young 

 pigs allow them to suck; if not, draw off as much 

 as possible with the fingers. Foment the parts well 

 with hot water, then use acetate of lead half an 

 ounce, tincture of arnica two ounces, water one 

 quart. Bathe three times dail^'^ with hot water and 

 apply the lotion after each bathing. Give from one 

 to two ounces of epsom salts; follow this by giving 

 ten grains of nitrate of potassium in a little water 

 three times a day. If matter should form, which 

 is known by the part becoming soft and pitting 

 with the fingers, either open it with the knife or let 

 it break of its own accord. When it breaks inject 

 water into it to clean it out, then inject carbolic acid 

 one dram, water half a pint. Clean the parts out 

 twice a day with a little of this. If the parts be- 

 come hard or caked, rub on iodine one dram, vase- 

 line one ounce. Do this twice a week until the part 

 becomes soft or the hardness disappears; also give 

 from eight to ten grains of iodide of potassium in 

 a little water twice a day for a week. If any of it 

 should become mortified, which can be easily seen 

 by its bluish or black appearance, it will have to 

 be removed with the knife and the part dressed 

 with a little peroxide of hydrogen, one part to four 

 of soft water, twfce a day; also, give twenty to 



