132 DISEASES OF THE HOG, 
state. Some animals have a peculiar tendency to 
the overproduction of blood and become plethoric 
without any assignable cause. 
Symptoms: Pigs affected with this disease are 
stupid, lie around, and if made to rise will show 
signs of vertigo, stagger and in some cases fall. 
There is often palpitation of the heart and op- 
pressed breathing; the lips, tongue and conjunc- 
tiva are red and sometimes somewhat swollen; 
bleeding from the nose sometimes takes place. I 
have known some few cases in which the pig was 
very fat and at the same time affected with this 
disease in which the animal lost the use of its legs. 
The pulse is full and somewht accelerated. 
Treatment: Regulate the diet. Give milk and 
oatmeal in small quantities and turn the pig out 
so that it will get an opportunity to move about, 
and in some cases it should be compelled to move 
around for a short time each day in order to stimu- 
late secretion. Give one to two ounces of epsom 
salts and after this operates give bicarbonate of 
potassium in two dram doses three times a day. If 
the animal loses the use of its legs they should be 
rubbed several times a day. 
ANEMIA. 
Anemia is a morbid deficiency or poverty of the 
blood, caused by lessening of the nutritive con- 
stituents of the blood and an increase of the watery 
parts. Young pigs get into this state without any 
apparent cause. : 
