CATARRHAL DISEASES. 



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more difficult cases give 1 or 2 oz. of Epsom salts. The use of char- 

 coal will promote digestion, and sometimes remove constipation. 



DIARRHEA, OR "SCOURS." 



Suckling pigs, or those lately weaned, are chiefly liable to diar- 

 rhea. With the former the cause is to be found in the mother's 

 milk, and it is often fatal if not 

 attended to in time. If the sow 

 is suffering from cold or catarrh', 

 or if too much grass or clover 

 has been given to her, change 

 the food of the patient and let 

 her out in the air, but let the lit- 

 tle pigs remain in the pen and 

 keep them warm. It is impor- 

 tant to keep the pen clean; 

 Sprinkle dry earth about to ab- ' Fio.l281.-Ciroular|ron Pig-trough. 



sorb the offensive gases, and scald the troughs with boiling water. 

 The disease is an evidence of carelessness or negligence. A' common 

 remedy is to give the sow Joz. bicarbonate of soda, or potash, mixed 

 with a little sulphur 1m her food. Dr. Mulford says: "I have never 





Pig. 1282.— Ranch Boar. 



feiled to cure this disease by giving the sow once a day as much sul- 

 phur of the third decimal trituration as will stand on a nickel 

 five-cent piece, in a little sweet milk, or upon a small piece of 

 bread, one hour before feeding," 



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