DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF SHEEP AND PIGS 489 
your own judgment as to the proportion to give the differ- 
ent sized pigs: 
Epsom Salts 2 to 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre. 1 teaspoonful to 1 dessertspoonful. 
Sulphur 1 teaspoonful to 1 dessertspoonful. 
Mix in half a teacupful of lukewarm water and pour 
lown as a drench after turning the pig on its back. If this 
operates on the bowels before the disease gets too bad, it 
will often save the life of the pig. If this disease breaks out 
in your herd of pigs, send for the government veterinary 
inspector. He will come and examine the pigs to make sure 
of the disease and help you to prevent it from spreading. 
13. Fits. 
Fits usually affect young pigs. 
Causes. — Worms are the cause in the majority of cases. 
Symptoms. — The pig is first noticed not to be thriving 
well, and after a time is noticed to take fits. Its legs begin 
jerking, its head and neck bends back and it continues champ- 
ing its teeth, and after working in this manner for a while, 
falls over as if it were dead. In a short time it gets up and 
seems all right for a little while, when another fit comes on. 
Fits occur every little while for a few days^ but it finally 
gets so bad that death is the result. 
Treatment. — For a pig two months old give 
Raw Linseed Oil Yi teacupful. 
Spirits of Turpentine 1 dram or 1 teaspoonful. 
Mix well and pour down as a drench. Repeat this dose 
once a day until the bowels move and the pig seems relieved. 
Afterward feed lots of charcoal, hardwood ashes, salt and 
sulphur, as for stunted pigs, to get rid of the worms. 
