DISEASES OF THE HOG. 161 
there is inflammation of the throat and back part 
of the mouth, which, on being examined, will be 
found red and swollen; the tongue will be coated 
with a yellowish white fur, and projecting red pim- 
ples will be seen upon its surface, and is red at the 
edges and tip. If the animal has white skin about 
the face, neck, belly or inside of the legs, a red rash 
will be seen about the second or third day. In some 
cases minute pimples form, which are itchy and 
make the animal very restless. The bowels are 
usually constipated, but in some few cases there 
may be diarrhoea. In some cases the throat symp- 
toms are very slight, but usually they are severe 
and occur before the rash and are very distressing, 
swelling both inside and out, and may prevent the 
animal from swallowing and make the breathing 
very difficult. This disease is readily mistaken for 
quinsy in the pig. The disease usually reaches its 
height in from five to nine days, and then, in the 
majority of cases, begins to decline. The rash fades; 
the dry heat of the skin diminishes; the pulse be- 
comes slower; the throat symptoms disappear, and 
the tongue loses its fur and becomes clean, and the 
temperature is reduced; but in some cases it takes 
on worse forms, and an animal may die before the 
eruption appears, from shock upon the nervous 
system; or at any time during the attack from 
brain trouble or from inflammation attacking some 
of the vital parts, such as the lungs, stomach, bow- 
els; or the animal may die from suifocation. The 
patient may sink from debility. As this disease re- 
quires to be treated according to the condition of 
