242 DISEASES OF SWINE. 



The first tiling that is to be done is to bleed, and the most conve- 

 nient place to bleed the hog is from the palate. If an imaginary line 

 is drawn from between the first and second front middle teeth, and 

 extending backward an inch along the palate, and the palate is there 

 cut deeply, with a lancet or fleam, plenty of blood will be obtained. 

 A larger quantity of blood, however, can be abstracted from the vein 

 on the inside of the fore-arm, about an inch above the knee. The 

 application of cold water with a sponge will generally stop the bleed 

 ing wi;hout difficult}', or at least so far arrest it, that no harm will be 

 done, if it should continue a little while longer. An assistant may 

 easily open the mouth sufficiently for all this by means of a halter or 

 stout stick, bat beyond this the swine is an awkward patient to man- 

 age. He will struggle obstinately against every attempt to drench 

 nim, and the inflammation may be aggravated by the contest. It 

 will, therefore, be necessary in the majority of cases to endeavour to 

 cheat him by mixing his medicine with his food. 



Here we must recollect the nature of his stomach : it is not of that 

 insensible character and difficult to be acted upon or nauseated as in 

 the cow and the sheep, but it approaches as nearly as possible to the 

 structure of that of the human being; and we must adapt our medi- 

 cine accordingly. The emetic tartar must be omitted from our Fever 

 Medicine, or it would sadly vomit the patient. The following may 

 be given : — 



RECIPE (No. 1). 



Fever J^Ieilicine for Surhie.—T a'ke digitalis, three grains; antimonial powder, six 

 grains; nitre, half a drachm. Mix, and give in a" little warm swill, or milk, or 

 mash. 



In the greater number of cases the animal will readily take this : 

 but if he is so ill that nutriment of every kind is refused, he must be 

 drenched. 



This should be repeated morning, noon, and night, until the in- 

 flammation is abated. A purgative should quickly follow, and we 

 have those for the hog which are mild as well as effectual, and from 

 which no danger can result. The Epsom salts maybe given in doses 

 of from one to three ounces, and they will communicate a not un- 

 pleasant or unusual flavour to his broth or swill. 



If this inflammation of the lungs in the hog rivals in the speed 

 with which it runs its course, and in its intensity and fatality, the 

 hlooJ, or inflammatory fever of oxen and sheep, no time should be 

 lost in adopting the proper measures, and the bleeding should be 

 copious, and the medicine given in doses sufficiently powerful. When 

 the disease lingers on, and the dry husky cough remains, and the 

 animal is evidently wasting, medicine will be in a manner useless, 

 and warmth and cleanliness, and food that has no heating quality, 

 afford the only chance of cure. 



APOPLEXY AND INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN 



In distilleries, and where many hogs are kept, and too well kept 



