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side through the margins of the opening, care being used to take 

 a deep hold in the skin. 



While this operation is being done the animal should be held 

 by the hind legs by two assistants, thus elevating the hind 

 quarters. Allow stitches to remain two or three weeks. 



RHEUMATISM. A disease of the joints, manifested by pain, 

 heat and lameness, with swelling of one or several joints. There 

 may be high fever and loss of appetite. May be acute and rapid 

 in its course, or slow, chronic and resulting in permanent enlarge- 

 ments of the bones of the legs, especially the knee and hock. 



Causes. Primarily deranged digestion, lack of exercise; 

 dampness and exposure to draughts of cold air also a cause. The 

 tendency to rheumatism is hereditary in certain families of hogs. 



Treatment. Endeavor to prevent by proper exercise, food 

 and attention to surroundings. Do not breed rheumatic speci- 

 mens even if fully recovered from lameness. In acute cases an 

 adult hog should have twice or three times daily one drachm 

 salicylate soda. 



ASTHMA sometimes occurs in adult hogs. 



Symptoms. Shortness of breath on least exercise, noisy 

 breathing, more or less intermittent. Do not breed; butcher early. 



CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS sometimes occurs, the result of 

 driving or chasing. May be rapidly fatal. 



Symptoms.- Sudden shortness of breath and sudden great 

 weakness. The hog is not adapted to rapid driving ; if it must 

 be driven at all, give plenty of time. 



PNEUMONIA (LUNG FEVER) may follow congestion of the 

 lungs; may be induced by crowding too many hogs together, 

 when they heat and become moist, after which they are in poor 

 condition to withstand cold. 



Symptoms. Loss of appetite, chills, short cough, quick 

 breathing. 



Treatment. Separate sick at once from the drove; give dry 

 quarters with abundance of dry bedding; tempt appetite with 

 small quantities of varied food. Apply to sides of chest, enough 

 to moisten the skin, twice daily, alcohol and turpentine equal 

 parts ; continue until skin becomes somewhat tender. 



TETANUS (LOCK-JAW). Caused by introduction into the sys- 

 tem of the tetanus bacteria, which gains entrance through a wound. 



Symptoms. A stiffness of more or less the entire muscular 



