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THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 
Treatment. — Catch the young pigs and pour down a 
tablespoonful of Epsom salts and a half teaspoonful each of 
ginger and bicarbonate of soda dissolved in half a teacupful 
of lukewarm water. Give this every day until the bowels are 
nice and loose. After the physic, continue the treatment by 
giving hardwood ashes, charcoal, sulphur and salt, as recom- 
mended for chronic indigestion. To older pigs give: 
Epsom Salts 2 dessertspoonfuls. 
Ginger .., 1 teaspoonful. 
Bicarbonate of Soda ,..1 teaspoonful. 
Dissolve in a teacupful of lukewarm water and pour 
down as a drench, after catching the pig and turning it on 
its back. Give hardwood ashes, charcoal, sulphur and salt as 
mentioned for chronic indigestion. For aged pigs (two or 
three years old) use the same treatment as is given for 
medium sized pigs, only give a larger dose. They can stand 
about a quarter of a pound of Epsom salts with a teaspoonful 
of bicarbonate of soda and ginger dissolved in a pint of luke- 
warm water. Repeat this dose every second day until the 
bowels are open. As well as giving the medicine, give exer- 
cise every day, which helps the physic to operate. 
5. Diarrhoea. 
This is the very opposite to constipation. 
Causes. — It is generally caused by a sudden change in 
the food, eating something that is frozen, or excitement by 
being chased. 
Symptoms. — The manure runs away like water. The pig 
is dull and refuses to eat, but is very thirsty and greedy for 
drink. 
Treatment. — Change the food, and give a gruel drink of 
Dry Flour 1 teacupful. 
Bicarbonate of Soda 1 dessertspoonful. 
Ginger 1 dessertspoonful. 
Mix in a half pail of lukewarm water and give as a drink 
three times a day. The above is the proportion to give six 
small pigs. If in young pigs sucking a sow, give the mother 
Dry Flour 5^ teacupful. 
Bicarbonate of Soda 1 teaspoonful. 
Ginger 1 teaspoonful. 
Mix in a half pail of lukewarm water and give three 
times a day. As well as the above treatment, keep the pigs 
warm, dry and clean, and they soon get all right. 
