DISEASES OF THE HOG, 191 
or if slight pressure is brought to bear on the loins 
the animal will squeal. There is loss of appetite 
and high fever, fast pulse, rapid breathing and 
elevated temperature. The animal is restless and 
a few drops of highly colored urine will be passed 
at short intervals. In a few days, if the animal is 
not relieved, it will become very weak, staggering 
on its legs, especially the hind ones; the fever in- 
creases, and the brain becomes affected from the 
blood being poisoned by ureic salts not being elim- 
inated from it, thus causing uremic poisoning. 
The stomach often becomes affected, causing vom- 
iting, and there will be a strong smell of urine. 
Treatment: Give a dose of epsom salts, one or 
two ounces, dissolved in half a pint of cold water. 
If the stomach is irritable, give three or four grains 
of calomel and one grain of opium every two hours 
till three doses are taken. This combination has 
often the effect of quieting the stomach, so that 
it will retain salts. When the fever is very high, 
give from three to five drops of tincture of aconite 
in a little water every two hours until the fever 
is reduced. If there is much pain one or two grains 
of opium should be given. The animal should be 
encouraged to drink all the cold water possible; 
barley and ice water may also be given with the 
bottle. Sometimes sixty drops of tincture of 
opium, mixed with linseed tea and given ag an 
-{njection, is very useful. Apply mustard poultices 
to the loins. When the acute symptoms are 
‘passed, give a teaspoonful of spirits of nitrous 
ether and a teaspoonful of fluid extract of buchu 
