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TWO CASES OF DISEASE IN PIGS. 
By Mr. James H. Shenton, V.S., near Manchester. 
Sir, — I n reading a few of the late numbers of The VETERINA- 
RIAN, I have been much pleased to find so many interesting cases 
contributed to it relating to the lower orders of domestic animals. 
It much delights me to find that the brightest ornaments of our 
noble profession are beginning to acknowledge that there is much 
honour as well as pleasure in studying and striving to alleviate the 
diseases of the pig or the dog, as the noble horse, or even man 
himself. 
In your last two numbers I find several cases relating to that 
very useful but greatly neglected animal, the pig ; one whose 
flesh is found on the table of the richest lord, and in the cottage of 
the poorest peasant : an animal that tends so much to the pecuniary 
comfort of the poorest agricultural labourer, and to the gratification 
of the greatest persons in the realm. 
Until lately, its medical state and wants have been greatly 
neglected ; but I am much pleased to find that the members of 
the veterinary profession general h r now attend upon it whenever 
called upon, and exert their greatest skill in alleviating the pain 
and disease even of a pig. 
I take the liberty of sending you an account of two cases of a 
disease in the pig which, at times, prevails to great extent in this 
part of the country, and generally proves fatal : indeed, many 
persons here seldom try to get help for it, believing it to be com- 
paratively insensible. The disease is known in Lancashire and 
Cheshire by the name of “ turn i’ the head.” In my opinion, it is 
phrenitis, or inflammation of the brain. If you think the following 
cases worthy of insertion in your periodical, they are at your ser- 
vice. You will do with them as you think proper. 
On the 24th of June last, I was called upon to attend a pig be- 
longing to Robert Gardiner, Esq., of Chasely House, near Man- 
chester. The animal was about six months old, of a very good 
and large breed, and a fine pig of its age. It was in a hot and 
somewhat ventilated sty, with five or six more ; I therefore ordered 
it to be removed into a sty by itself. From the symptoms 
which 1 observed after watching it some time I was of opinion 
that it was a case of true phrenitis. The symptoms were, the eyes 
open, full, and red, with a wild painful expression — no appetite — 
the bowels constipated — the conjunctival tunic of a blood-red 
colour — the ears drooping — and every ten or fifteen minutes vio- 
