Show Ho Hogs Often Become Ill III From FraIn Eating Stale Feed Sometimes hogs are sick because of poisoning rather than some disease disease dis dis- ease ense according to veterinarians In Inthe Inthe Inthe the United States Department of Agriculture Hogs may bo be poisoned by spoiled feed frosted alfalfa excessive excessive excessive ex ex- amount of cottonseed meal poisonous plants and garbage containing containing con con- taming lye soap powders and other Irritating substances Sometimes hogs are poisoned by eating too much salt and frequently through drinking meat brine of which they are very fond Carelessness in the handling of disinfectants such as carbolic acid of mercury and cresol compound In hog lots may poison polson hogs Salt poisoning creates an Intense Intense Intense In In- tense thirst Intestinal disturbances and sometimes palal paralysis ss Symptoms Symptoms Symptoms toms of poisoning are arc similar in character such as restlessness loss of ot appetite vomiting frequent urInation urination uri url nation weakness unsteady gait Increased Increased increased In In- creased respiration and sometimes convulsions Medical treatment is of little value except where the exact cause Is known and the illness detected 1 early Emetics followed by purgatives purgatives purga purga- tives tl give good results The sick hogs hors should have access to plenty of clean drinking water and should not be fed hea heavily for a n few days following the poisoning |