96 SWINE PRACTICE 



Treatment. — The treatment consists in determining the cause and 

 then removing it. It is advisable to empty the stomach by use of an 

 emetic, such as apomorphin. Mild laxatives or laxative foods should 

 be given. The affected animals should then be placed on a diet 

 consisting of a small quantity of easily digested food. Further 

 treatment is rarely necessary. 



Croupous Gastritis 



Croupous gastritis is usually the result of caustics ingested with 

 food stuff, such as lye, which is occasionally fed in large quantities 

 for the purpose of warding off diseases of various kinds. 



Lesions. — In croupous gastritis an intense tumefaction of the mu- 

 cosa is present, the affected portion containing accumulation of 

 exudate which is dirty white or brown in color, and when detached 

 usually leaves a bleeding surface. 



Symptoms. — The manifestations of croupous gastritis are similar 

 Co those of catarrhal gastritis, but are more intense. The animals 

 evince , gastric pain by uneasiness, restlessness, and 'frequent 

 vomition. There is a rise of temperature of from one to two de- 

 grees Fahrenheit. The affected swine have little desire to eat, but 

 they show a tendency to drink frequently, after which they evidence 

 more intense pain until they vomit. The tail hangs straight, and 

 the animals have little tendency to move. 



This disease usually runs a rapid course, as a rule terminating 

 within five to eight days. 



The prognosis should be guarded. 



Treatment. — The treatment consists in giving demulcent drinks, 

 such as flax-seed gruel after having removed the cause. The con- 

 tent of the bowels should be kept soft by laxatives. The affected 

 animals should be separated from the healthy and given gdod quar- 

 ters. 



Phlegmonous Gastritis 



Phlegmonous gastritis occasionally occurs in hogs and is usually 

 the result of infection with streptococcic, microorganisms. 



Lesions. — The anatomical changes occurring in phlegmonous gas- 

 tritis consist of an intense tumefaction of the mucosa due to accumu- 

 lation of pus or other inflammatory products in the submucosa. 

 Patches of the mucosa may become necrotic and desquamate.- In 

 other instances large sinuous tracts are formed beneath the mucosa 



