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THE REMEDY. 
This is simple, and easily applied by the attendant on the sow. He takes 
up each pig, tucks it under his left arm, opens its mouth with is left hand, and 
with his right hand and a small pair of pincers he breaks off the erring teeth 
and then places the pig to the sow. Then by alittle of both coaxing and scratching 
the sow will turn on her side; the little pigs, being unable to bite the udder and 
each other, will quickly relieve the distended udder of the sow, and prove a source 
of pleasure to her instead of an irritant and a cause of pain. Sometimes the 
sow will become impatient on hearing the shrieks of her little pigs whilst the 
operation of dentistry is progressing ; if this does affect her, it is best to take 
the little pigs into an adjoining place out of hearing of the sow. 
Tt has been found that pigs which are washed put on a fifth more flesh 
than those that are unwashed. Abe th tt 
Tf sick pigs have been wandering about in a field or have died in it, it is 
unwise to put healthy animals into the same field, as it cannot be disinfected 
except by process of time or by cultivation. 
The Horse. 
STABLE NOTES, No. 2. 
By W. C. QUINNELL, M.R.C.V.S. 
DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 
GENERAL EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS. 
Tue healthy and unhealthy state of the skin is very readily shown by the 
appearance of the hair or the so-called coat of the lower animals. When the 
skin is in a morbid state, the coat is always harsh and dry; these signs enable 
us to arrive at the true cause of these abnormal changes. 
For instance, a dry, scurvy appearance of the skin is an indication of 
digestive disturbance, such as indigestion. Again, the condition known as 
Aiitde-bound arises from want of proper food and exercise, and is very often 
caused by internal parasites—i.e., round, thread, and tape worms—which go. 
frequently infest domesticated animals. 
Shivers or Rigors, when persistent, are a forerunner of fever. 
Continuous Coldness of the extremities and general surface of the body of 
an animal denote severe inflammatory disease and enfeebled heart. 
In regard to other external signs of impaired health, I may mention 
departure from ordinary habits, such as loss of appetite, dulness ; an unthrifty 
appearance ; alteration in gait and behaviour; and the condition of the urine 
and foeces are rougher methods of diagnosis. Regarding the two latter, any 
deviation from the normal state can only be appreciated after being quite. 
familiar with the healthy appearance of the excreta. 
GENERAL TREATMENT OF HORSES IN DISEASE. 
Nursing is the first and most important consideration in the treatment of 
a sick or injured horse, and when intelligently understood conduces greatly to 
the hasty restoration of most animals. 
The details of nursing consist in the kind prompt attention to the animal’s 
comfort and strict observation to such matters as food, surroundings, bedding, 
or application of medicaments, and other minute wants and needs of an animal 
in ill-health. It is impossible to lay down any exact rules for good nursing, but 
we hope to give some general rules which may be useful in the treatment of 
patients, 
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