DISEASES OF THE LIVER 



29 



the areolar tissue just beneath the skin and in the fat, 

 a condition sometimes met with in apparently healthy- 

 hogs killed in the abattoir. A staining of the white 

 of the eye, lining membrane of the eyelids, and the 

 skin- cannot be observed in hogs as readily as in 

 some animals. When it does occur it is an impor- 

 tant help in the diagnosis. 



FIG. 3 — A SECTION OF LIVER TISSUE PIGMENTED BY BILE 



When the icteric condition occurs as a symptom or 

 complication of another disease, the hog will also 

 show symptoms of the original disease. These may 

 be symptoms of acute or chronic indigestion, liver 

 flukes, intestinal worms, gall-stones, etc. 



The coloring matter from the bile may be present 

 in the urine and greatly disturb the function of the 

 kidneys. Constipation usually occurs, and the feces 



