THE HOG. 
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The principal diseases to which swine are liable are : — 1. Fever; 2. 
Leprosy; 3. Murrain; 4. Measles; 5. Jaundice; 6. Foul skin; 7. Mange; 
8. Staggers; 9. Cracklings; 10. “Ratille,”or swelling of the spleen; 
11. Indigestion, or surfeit; 12. Lethargy; 13. Heavings; 14. “Diar- 
rhoea;” 15. Quinsy; 16. Tumors; 17. Catarrh. 
All which dangerous and often fatal maladies may be prevented from 
occurring by the simple attention to cleanliness already recommended, 
with judicious feeding. A hog can be relieved by bleeding, when such 
an operation will effect relief, whether he like to submit or not ; but it 
is very questionable whether he can be compelled to swallow medicines 
without his perfect consent and concurrence ; these, therefore, will best 
be administered by stratagem, and the hog’s appetite is the only assail- 
able point he has. 
Fever. — The symptoms are, redness of the eyes, dryness and heat of 
the nostrils, the lips, and the skin generally ; appetite gone, or very de- 
fective, and the presence, usually, of a very violent thirst. Of course, 
no symptom can be regarded as individually indicative of the presence 
of any particular disease ; these, which 1 have named, might, indi- 
vidually, indicate the presence of many other disorders, nay, of no dis- 
order at all, but collectively, they point to the presence of fever as 
their origin. 
Let the animal, as soon as possible after the appearance of these 
symptoms, be bled, by cutting the veins at the back of his ears. The 
pressure of the finger raises the vein, and you can then puncture it with 
a lancet. If the bleeding from this channel be not sufficiently copious, 
you must cut off a portion of his tail ; and after bleeding let him be 
warmly housed, but, at the same time, while protected from cold and 
draughts, let the sty be well and thoroughly ventilated, and its inmate 
supplied with a constant succession of fresh air. The bleeding will 
usually be followed, in an hour or two, by such a return of appetite as 
to induce the animal to eat a sufficient quantity of food to admit of 
your making it the vehicle for administering such internal remedies as 
may seem advisable. The best vehicle is bread steeped in broth. The 
hog, however, sinks so rapidly, when once he loses his appetite that no 
depletive medicines are in general necessary or suitable ; the fever will 
usually be found to yield to the bleeding, and your only object need be 
the support of the animal’s strength, by small portions of nourishing 
food, administered frequently. 
Do not, however, at any time suffer your patient to eat as much as 
his inclination might prompt; the moment lie appears to be no longer 
ravenous , remove the. mess, and do not offer it again until after a lapse 
of three or four hours. It is a singular fact, that as the hog surpasses 
every other animal in the facility with which he acquires fat, he likewise 
surpasses all others in the rapidity with which his strength becomes pros- 
trated when once his appetite deserts him. The French veterinarian 
practice recommends the addition of peppermint to the bread and broth. 
It the animal be not disgusted by the smell, it may be added ; and if 
the bowels be confined, the addition of castor and linseed oil, in equal 
quantities, and in the proportion of two to six ounces, according to the 
size of the hog, should not be omitted. 
