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THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 
Should the pigs get so bad as not to even attempt to ej. 
give : 
Mix well together and throw half a teaspoonful back oi 
the tongue three times a day. This gargles the throat. Rul 
white liniment around their throats each time you give tht 
medicine, and if it is a valuable pig, and a bad case, poultict 
the throat with hot poultices of half linseed meal and hall 
bran. Change the poultice every couple of hours until the 
pig is better. 
2. Acute Indigestion. 
This is where the stomach is distended with food and 
gas. It is mostly seen in pigs six to twelve months old. 
Causes. — A poorly fed pig getting into a field of peas or 
other grain may so fill the stomach as to cause acute indiges- 
tion. It may happen as a result of heavy feeding when pigs 
not used to grain are first put in for fattening, especially if 
the heavy feeding is not commenced gradually. 
Symptoms. — Loss of appetite, bloating, uneasiness and 
pain are among the most noticeable symptoms, and, should 
these present themselves under conditions such as previously 
outlined, there may be little doubt as to the disease. 
Treatment. — The dose for a pig from six months to a 
year old is as follows: 
E^som Salts 3 dessertspoonfuls. 
Bicarbonate of Soda 1 teaspoonful 
Ginger 1 teaspoonful. 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 dessertspoonful. 
Mix in a half pint of lukewarm water and pour down the 
pig after it has been caught and turned on its back. Give 
only lukewarm water to drink and no feed until the medicine 
operates. If not better the next day repeat the dose. In giv- 
ing the drench do not pour it down too fast for fear of chok- 
ing the pig. If the cause be from getting a large feed of 
wheat or peas it sometimes swells so much that it ruptures 
the stomach. In such cases nothing can be done. As soon 
as the rupture takes place the pig soon dies. If you want to 
be sure of rupture, open the pig and you will find a hole in 
the stomach. 
Sulphur 
Nitrate of Potash 
54 pound. 
% pound. 
