DISEASES OF THE HOG. 35 
be constipated or there may be diarrhea; in 
chronic cases there.is often a cough and the pig 
may suffer from headache, or it may stagger from 
giddiness and even fall over; in young pigs it 
causes fits. The animal in this condition will not 
thrive or grow, but usually loses flesh and some- 
times becomes emaciated with wasted muscles 
and asunken abdomen. The pulse, in some cases, 
is quite natural; in others it is somewhat increased 
in frequency or is irregular; there may also be 
fever and scanty, high-colored urine. 
The causes of indigestion in the pig are want of 
. exercise and too much food, or food of a poor qual- 
ity; hence it results in weakening the stomach. To 
prevent this the pig should be allowed to run at 
large in a field; especially is this the case in the 
young pig, as it requires more exercise than the 
adult. It should be regularly fed on nutritious food 
and not too much of it. 
Treatment: If the pig is constipated give from 
one to two ounces of epsom salts and a teaspoonful 
of ginger, dissolved in half a pint of water, at one 
dose. If there is diarrhea give from one to two 
tablespoonfuls of castor oil or from a dessert to a 
table spoonful of tincture of rhubarb. After the 
physic has operated give a teaspoonful each of 
- tincture of gentian and ginger at a dose three 
times a day; or if the animal will take a little food 
give from five to ten grains of sulphate of iron and 
a teaspoonful of ground anise at dose in the food 
twicea day. Ifthe animal is troubled with vomit- 
ing give one to two drops of the wine of ipecac; or 
