PIG. PNEUMONIA. 



Symptoms, chill, burrowing, hot skin, cough, disturbed breathing, indica- 

 tions of exudation. Treatment, laxative, sedative, nauseant, febrifuge, wet 

 jacket, blister. 



Hogs are not exempt from this disease. They show the same 

 symptoms of chill with hiding under the litter, followed by a hot 

 stage, cough, hurried breathing, and (if the clothing of fat is not 

 too thick) conclusive results on auscultation and percussion. 



As treatment, bleeding from the ears and tail is sometimes re- 

 sorted to with questionable benefit. A laxative of three ounces of 

 castor oil or three or four croton beans given in the food is of value. 

 Tartar emetic in doses of % grain and nitrate of potash in lo 

 grain doses should be shaken on the tongue at least four times 

 daily to keep up a continued nausea and action on the urinary or- 

 gans. The tartar emetic, so worthless in the larger animals, is of 

 value in the pig and dog. A damp compress or blister may be 

 used. The skin of the animal is difiicult to blister, but by the use 

 of the Danish croton liniment, mentioned for the ox, of hot water, 

 or of a mixture of oil of turpentine and croton, 8 parts of the 

 former and i part of the latter, a suflScient effect can usually be 

 obtained. 



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