DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF SHEEP AND PIGS 487 
stuck out ahead. In some cases the feet are so sore thai 
the pig squeals when it is forced to put its weight on the 
front feet. From the severe pain of the feet and not being 
able to get around to eat its food it soon falls off in condi- 
tion and becomes very gaunt. 
Treatment. — If in the summer time, turn the affected 
pigs out where they can root in the ground, and pour water 
in the hole where they lie every day to keep the ground wet, 
as this helps cure the sore feet. Mix half a pound each of 
sulphur and nitrate of potash or saltpetre, and give a tea- 
spoonful of the mixture in a slop twice a day to each of the 
affected pigs. If in the winter keep the pig in a warm, dry 
place. Give a physic of Epsom salts (use the proportion given 
in blind staggers), feed light and give the mixture above 
mentioned. Poultice the front feet every night and the pig 
will soon get all right. 
10. Black Teeth. 
These are very small black teeth which are found in the 
sides of the mouth when young pigs are born. They con- 
tinue growing for some time, but after the pig gets larger 
they drop out of their own accord. These teeth sometimes 
grow in such a manner that they cut and poison the tongue 
and make it so sore that they cannot eat. In a little while, 
if not attended to, the tongue becomes so badly swollen that 
often the pigs will die from starvation and blood-poisoning. 
We have seen cases where three or four pigs in one litter 
died from black teeth. 
Treatment. — Catch the young pigs and examine each 
one of them. If they have black teeth, pull them out with 
a pincers and they will soon be all right. It is a good 
practice to catch and examine a litter of young pigs, for if 
the black teeth are taken out in time it will often prevent 
some of them from dying before you notice them being 
sick. 
11. Lice. 
These lice are large and resemble ticks on sheep, only 
they can run very fast. We have seen cases where the pigs 
were literally covered with them. Pigs that have lice on 
them do not thrive well, and they are a great preventive 
to fattening pigs, because they irritate and cause them to 
he continually rubbing and scratching themselv^ 
