938 SWINE AND THEIR DISEASES. 



Sometimes there seems to be no time for the morbid process to lo- 

 calize itself, and death occurs within a very fewTiours or even a few 

 minutes. These cases are termed Apoplectic Anthrax. 



We must give credit to Dr. Detmers for the best American 

 labors on the various forms of swine diseases, some of which, on ac- 

 count of their similarity, might perhaps be grouped under the gen- 

 eral name of Anthrax diseases. 



The symptoms of anthrax are a loss of appetite, prostration, 

 ears hanging and of a leaden hue (as is also the snout), plaintive 

 cries or squealing, red or bluish spots on various parts of the body, 

 respiration accelerated and painful, and lowering of the temperature. 

 (See Fig. 1254.) At the moment of death," the defecation (or passage 

 from the bowels) occurs involuntarily. The succession of these 



symptoms may last from 

 twenty-four to forty- 

 eight hours. (Signol.) 

 In the more rapid or 

 apoplectic form,, which 

 is more common among 



sheep and cattle, the 

 , Fk. 1254,-Hog Cholera. First Stage. owner will find his an ;_ 



mals dead, or perhaps will come* just in time to see them break 

 down and die. It is reported that pigs thus affected have been 

 known to step back from the trough, turn around, squeal,* tumble 

 down, and die in less than a minute. ' 



MOUTH OR GLOSS ANTHRAX. 



This form of the disease is comparatively rare. We are inclined 

 to believe it to be a form of erysipelas. Some authors describe it as 

 follows : Restlessness, loss of appetite, a distressful and staring 

 expression of the eyes, abnormal heat in the mucous membranes of 

 the mouth, gnashing the teeth, and slavoring, are the first morbid 

 symptoms. Within an hour or two, one or more pustules, the size 

 of a pea or bean, appear on the tongue and gums, and in other parts 

 of the mouth. These pustules, surrounded at their base by an ery- 

 sipelatous swelling, are first yellowish white, but they soon change 

 to brown, and finally to black, according to the changes which their 

 fluid contents undergo. The fever at the same time becomes very 

 severe. 



If the pustules with their contents are not removed or de- 

 stroyed, they will soon break and discharge their gangrenous fluid, 

 which may cause mortification in every tissue with which it comes 



