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them milk from a newly calved cow ; weaken the milk down one- 

 third with luke warm water and sweeten it with sugar, pour this 

 down with a spoon, or let them suck it out of a bottle, also keep 

 them sucking the sow as much as you can. 



INFLAMMATION OP THE MILK GLANDS IN A SOW (GARGET). 



This is generally noticed right after pigging. 



Causes. — From catching cold, or from losing some of the 

 pigs and not having enough left to keep the bag sucked out, and 

 on account of this the glands get so full of milk that they swell 

 become sore and inflamed. 



Symptoms. — The sow seems dull, feverish and does not care 

 to eat, and when the pigs go to suck her it causes pain and they 

 do not get much milk. On examing her the milk glands will be 

 found swollen, hard, hot and tender. 



Treatment. — Give the same medicine inwardly with the same 

 directions as is given for the treatment of milk fever in sows, be- 

 sides this bathe the milk glands well three times a day with luke 

 warm water and vinegar, each time after bathing rub the glands 

 dry, and in severe cases where the young pigs are not sucking 

 her, rub the glands with white liniment, and after putting on the 

 the liniment oil the parts with oil or lard to soften the glands and 

 keep the liniment from blistering. In cases where the disease runs 

 on, and the glands fester and form matter, they will have to be 

 lanced to let the matter out; then treat by bathing with luke 

 warm water and soap twice a day, and apply the white lotion 

 each time after bathing until the glands heal up. In bad cases it 

 is best to wean the young pigs. 



PIG BED OR WOMB TURNED OUT. 



This is generally noticed right after pigging, where the sow 

 is left lying with her hind end lower than her front, which causes 

 the pig bed to work back into the passage, and when it does, it 

 causes her pain, and she starts to force and forces the pig bed 

 inside out. 



Symptoms. — The womb, or pig bed, is turned out behind, 

 which is larg^er than a man's head, and in a very short time 

 becomes very red and swollen, and is a miserable loo"king sight; 

 it should be put back as soon as noticed before it swells much. 



Treatment — As soon as noticed, bathe the womb well with 

 luke warm water to take the swelling down and make it clean anJ 



