Common Diseases of Swine. 151 



half a pint of cold water; follow this with ten grains of 

 Ipdide of Potassium twice a day, in her feed, for two weeks. 

 By this treatment one may succeed in absorbing the ina- 

 terials which have blocked up some of the tubes connected 

 with the organs of generation. On the other hand, if an 

 animal is very thin and in a weak, run-down condition, and 

 fails to breed, give her good feed. — all she will eat — and 

 with this twenty to forty drops, according to size of ani- 

 mal, of Tincture of Chloride of Iron, twice a day in the feed. 



RHEUMATISM. 



Eheumatism, is very common among pigs ; more particu- 

 larly among quite young' ones. It is hard to say what 

 causes rheumatism in the pigs, as we often find it under 

 various conditions — whether the animals are well kept 

 or not. 



Symptoms — Lameness in one or more of the legs ; swell- 

 ing of the hock joints or the fetlock joint. When these 

 muscles are affected it may be a form of inflamma- 

 torj' rheumatism, which may cause some fever and sick- 

 ness. In this case the animal would be stiff and refuse to 

 eat; its breath will come quite short and fast; muzzle, or 

 nose, will be dry, and if the animal is made to move about 

 it will show signs of pain. Often it will shift from one leg 

 to another. 



Treatment — The animal should be kept in a warm, com- 

 fortable place and if it is in good flesh give it a dose of 

 from one to two ounces Epsom Salts every three or four 

 days, or two to three drops of Croton Oil, which is a useful 

 medicine in rheumatism. 



For pigs, two or three months old, give half the quantity. 

 It is well to rub the swollen joints with an equal mixture 

 of turpentine and sweet oil. 



INFLAMMATION OF UDDER. 



While this is not considered a disease, at times it causes 

 some trouble — but not often. 



Causes- — Usually this is caused by an over accumulation 

 of milk in the udder which is the result of overfeeding the 

 sow on rich feed immediately after farrowing, or caused by 

 the litter being too few in number or too weak to take all 



