522 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS 



Drive the animals into a small pen where they have little room 

 to move about. To hold the animal, secure a quarter-inch rope, 

 place a noose about the upper jaw well back towards the angle 

 of the hps, and elevate the head. Wait until the animal stops 

 struggling. Pull the cheek away from the teeth so as to form 

 a pouch into which the medicine may be slowly poured. It 

 will flow from the cheek into the mouth, and when the hog 

 finds out what it is, he will stop squeaUng and will swallow. A 

 very easy method is to cut off the toe of an old shoe, insert the 

 cut end into the hog's mouth, and pour the medicine into the 

 shoe. 



THUMPS 



Thumps is the term applied to that ailment of young pigs 

 which is indicated by a jerking motion of the flanks. In 

 thumps there is usually a derangement of the digestive organs, 

 due to overfeeding or lack of exercise. The tendency towards 

 the disease seems to be hereditary. When once the trouble 

 occurs, the treatment is prevention by decreasing the sow's 

 milk-producing food until the pigs are older. Compel the pigs 

 to take exercise by driving them from their nests. A very good 

 method when one has the time is to place the little pigs in a 

 lot near the mother and let them worry about getting back. 

 They must be separated but a very short time, for they may 

 nurse too much when turned back. 



SORE MOUTH 



Pigs are often troubled with sore mouth. Large white 

 blisters occur about the mouth and snout, and later thick 

 brown scabs appear, which open into deep cracks. These scabs 

 extend over the face and later to all parts of the body if not 

 treated. These sores are due to a germ, and are likely to attack 

 pigs kept in filthy quarters. Prevention consists in providing 

 comfortable quarters for the youngsters. Treatment is not 



