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per, tincture of cianamon,) stimulants, (etlier), and acids, 

 (sulphuric acid), mixed and given every quarter of an 

 hour. In the early stages add opium to check diarrhoea. 

 To overcome surface coldness and coUapse, use hot fo- 

 mentations, rubbing, inhalation of nitrate of amyle; to 

 sheath the intestines, demulcent drinks, (linseed tea, 

 maUow, slippery elm,) and to meet other states according 

 to indications. Every separate case would demand special 

 treatment. 



In birds, change of the yard, and sulphate of iron and 

 carbohc acid in the water are especially reliable to check. 



INTESTINAL FEVER IN SWINE. HOG-CHOLERA. 



A specific contagious fever of swine, attended by con- 

 gestion, exudation, blood extravasation, and ulceration of 

 the membrane of the stomach and bowels, by Uquid fcetid 

 diarrhoea, by general heat and redness of the surface and 

 by the appearance on the skin and mucous membranes 

 of spots and patches of a scarlet, purple, or black color. 

 It is fatal in from one to six days, or ends in a tedious, 

 uncertain recover3^ 



Symptoms. Incubation ranges from a week or fortnight 

 in cold weather to three days in warm. It is followed by 

 shivering, dullness, prostration, hiding under the litter, 

 unwillingness to rise, hot, dry snout, sunken eyes, unsteady 

 gait behind, impaired or lost appetite, ardent thirst, in- 

 creased temperature (103.2° to 105° F.) and pulse. With 

 the occurrence of heat and soreness of the skin, it is suf- 

 fused with red patches and black spots, the former disap- 

 pearing on pressure, the latter not. The tongue is thickly 

 furred, the pulse small, weak and rapid, the breathing ac- 

 celerated and a hard dry cough is frequent. Sickness 

 and vomiting may be present, the animal grimts or 

 screams if the belly is handled, the bowels may be cos- 

 tive throughout but more commonly they become re- 

 laxed about the third day and an exhausting fix4id diar- 

 rhoea ensues. Lymjih and blood may pass with the dimg 

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