128 Diseases of the Hog, 



sweet food will also contract cholera. But hogs that are 

 fed on sound well steamed corn, are less susceptible to this 

 disease. Cholera makes its appearance in two distinct forms : 

 Charbon or Anthrax, and Contagious Pneumo-Enteritis. 

 We will now proceed to describe cholera under its different 

 forms. 



CHARBON— ANTHRAX. 



This disease affects cattle, sheep, and hogs, and is pro- 

 duced from the same causes. 



CAUSES : — Fattening hogs too rapidly, that have been 

 very thin, or by fattening upon sour food, and being housed 

 in unclean places. This variety of cholera is really blood- 

 poison, produced by a bacili or germ. It is contagious ; the 

 contagion being given off by the flesh, dung, and blood. 



SYMPTOMS: — The symptoms of this form of chol- 

 era develops very rapidly. The period of development is 

 from a few hours to three days. Loss of appetite, great 

 prostration ; bluish spots on various parts of the body ap- 

 pear ; breathing painful and quickened ; the ears and nose 

 have a bluish appearance. Squealing, or a pleading cry is 

 often heard. An involuntary evacuation of the bowels al- 

 ways takes place, just as the hog breathes its last. 



TREATMENT; — For treatment and remedy, see fol- 

 lowing form of cholera. 



CONTAGIOUS PNEUMO-ENTERITIS. 



This form of cholera consists in an inflammation of the 

 limgs and bowels, and is extremely contagious. 



CAUSES : — This form of cholera is produced by the 

 same causes as charbon. It is also caused by compelling the 

 hogs to drink impure water, and to live in bad smelling pens. 

 Or from eating decaying vegetables, or animal matter. Also 



