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dead, but Ln a short time gets up and seems all right /or a littU 

 while, thcA another fit comes on. The pig keeps on taking those 

 (Oh every little while for a few days, but finally gets so bad it dies. 

 Treatment. — For a pig two months old give 



Raw Linseed Oil i teaoupf ul. 



Spirits of Turpentine 1 dram or 1 teaspoon! aL 



Mix well and pour down as a drench. Repeat this dose once 

 a day until the bowels move and the pig seems relieved, after- 

 wards feed lots of charcoal, hardwood ashes, salt and sulphur, the 

 same as is given to stunted pigs to get rid of the worms. 



CHAPTER III, 



DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF DOGS. 



MANGE. 



This is a very common skm disease among dogs. 



Crises.— From parasites, or germs, getting down into the skin, 

 ind as soon as they do they commence to breed and spread ali 

 3ver the body, mostly affecting the skin on the back, head and 

 tieck. This disease will soon spread among dogs and to other 

 animals, even to the human being. 



Symptoms.— The dog becomes extremely itchy, keeps rubbing 

 and biting himself until the hair falls off, and in some cases the 

 skin gets so sore and irritated that it will bleed ; the hair is dry 

 and scruffy-looking, and the dog soon falls off in condition. To 

 aiake sure of this disease examine the scales under a micro8oa|^ 

 mikI you can see the pajtuitM m gtrm^ 



