44 DISEASES OF THE HOG. 
by giving from five to ten grains of sulphate of 
iron and a dessert spoonful of aniseseed at a dose 
in its food twice a day for a month, and by this 
time the animal will usually be cured. If not, it 
would be wise to kill it, as those morbid feeders 
never do well. In the second, put the animal in 
a place where it cannot get at the material it eats, 
and give it a dose of epsom salts, one to two ounces, 
then give the above tonic. If the animal has been 
in the habit of eating earth, give it bicarbonate of 
soda in its food, one teaspoonful at a dose, com- 
bined with the tonic. 
HEMATEMESIS. 
Bleeding from the stomach is usually attended 
by vomiting of blood, but not always, as the blood 
may have been swallowed, then vomited, without 
any hemorrhage direct from the stomach. It is 
not common in the pig, although I have seen a 
few cases. 7 
Causes: Injuries in the region of the stomach, 
such as a kick from a horse. I have had a case 
from this cause. Hard substances that the ani- 
mal had swallowed, caustic substances introduced 
into the stomach, violent straining in vomiting 
and from inflammation and ulceration. It is also 
produced from diseases of the liver, spleen and 
other organs. 
Symptoms: Hematemesis may be preceded by 
loss of appetite or it may come on suddenly, which 
is the case when it is caused by violence. Hemor- 
