100 DISEASES OF THE HOG. 
chink of the glottis, which is closed by its walls 
being swollen, probably being aided by spasms of 
the muscles, thus preventing the admission of air 
so that the pig dies of true asphyxia. There is no 
other portion of the respiratory passages in which 
an equal extent of inflammation is capable of pro- 
ducing the same fatal results. I have made post- 
mortem examination of young pigs which died of 
this disease, where the glottis was completely 
closed, all the other organs being in perfect health. 
Death is usually very rapid in such cases. I have 
known several instances in which the animal died 
in ten hours from the beginning of the attack. 
Treatment: Give from one to two ounces of cas- 
tor oil; follow this by giving ten grains chloride of 
potassium and from two to three drops of the fluid 
extract of belladonna three or four times a day. . 
Steam the nostrils with hot water and camphor 
every two hours if there is much difficulty in? 
breathing. In some cases great benefit will be de- 
rived from giving an emetic. Mix four grains of 
potassium-tartrate of antimony and six grains of 
ipecacuanha in a little gruel; repeat inhalf an hour 
if vomiting does not take place; this will remove 
any collection of mucus in the throat and will also 
reduce the fever; this should always be done when 
there is any tendency to suffocation. Half a tea- 
spoonful of the compound syrup of -squills is often 
useful repeated several times a day. If the cough 
is very troublesome give from fifteen to twenty- 
five drops of tincture of opium in a little water. 
