394 The Diseases of Animals 
In addition to the above symptoms, in chronic cases 
there is often swelling of the joints, with lameness, 
The skin also cracks and large sores often result. In 
those cases when there is diarrhea in the early stages, 
there is usually a better chance of recovery. Many 
swine-raisers who have had experience with cholera 
think it is economy to kill an animal as soon as it shows. 
signs of the disease, as few ever recover, and those that 
do, recuperate slowly and require a long period of care. 
Animals that recover are immune to future attacks. 
When swine plague is prominently associated with 
the cholera, there is coughing, panting and_ short, 
labored breathing, especially when the animal is quickly 
exercised. 
Post-mortem examination reveals inflammation of the 
lungs, due to swine plague, some inflammation of the 
heart and its coverings, irritation of the small intes- 
tines, with ulcers on the mucous membrane lining the 
large intestine. Intestinal worms are frequently found 
in considerable numbers. 
Medicinal treatment of hog cholera is very unsatis- 
factory. Scores of remedies, regarding which wonderful 
assertions were made, have been exploited, with little 
or no benefit, except to the person who sells them ata 
large profit. Some remedies benefit the sick animal 
by toning up the system, or by supplying needed min- 
eral elements. The following remedy suggested by 
the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of 
Agriculture, and commonly known as the “government 
remedy,” is as good as any, and much cheaper than 
most of them: 
