192 DISEASES OF THE HOG. 
three times a day in a little water. If the heart is 
irritable, and there is great suppression of urine, 
bathe the loins with hot water, and saturate a 
piece of flannel with tincture of digitalis and lay 
it over them, or give from one to three drops of 
the fluid extract of digitalis in a little water three 
or four times a day. When the animal becomes 
convalescent, give it a teaspoonful of tincture of 
chloride of iron twice daily in a little syrup. Give 
the pig anything it will eat. 
HEMATURIA (BLOOD WITH THE URINE).. 
This derangement is sometimes seen in the pig. 
It appears in two forms, traumatic and idiopathic. 
Traumatic hematuria is caused by injuries and 
strains. I have known cases caused by heavy hogs 
being loaded into cars; also from hogs getting 
down and being trampled on or squeezed by the 
others. 
Symptoms: The urine is of a blood red color; 
if there is much hemorrhage it will be of a pink 
color; very soon after the urine has been passed 
the blood will separate into cléts on the ground 
or floor; it is therefore easily distinguished from 
idiopathic hematuria, in which the blood does not 
separate into clots In some cases the pig does not 
want to stand and has some difficulty in rising, and 
if made to walk will move off stiffly and may show 
signs of pain. The appetite will be more or less 
impaired; there is often high fever, fast, weak 
pulse, and elevated temperature. If inflammation | 
