The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-18

PROFESSOR LEWIS TELLS ABou7
THIS DREAD DISEASE
HARD TO DISTINGUISH
DOESN'T ALWAYS PASS THROUGH
SANE CHANGES
Ye4rg Kegs Mere ssssspsibia Than
clssr cnss-same Suggestions
D. Expert which VIII Help
the ass Raiser

since the discovery Il the serzn
treatment for bog cholera there Las
been renewed interest Ia tnis very "a
tai hog disease. Formerly tie Loss
from cholera was accepted without
question, bat now tha farmer L es
spcially ANXIOUS to kn0w VOW he Eag
disiia gstish cholera from ether swine
diseases. ii order ID make use q the
serum in those outbreaks that prove
to hi cholera
Unfortunately. hog cholera does not 1
always pass through the same series
II changes. IRE disease NAY BE- either
acute Or chronic and the symptoms
vary 3 great deal ID these twc types
OF disease. Iii cholera We generally /
end that the young pigs and shoasa
are the adst To fske the disease.
Young hogs are more susceptible than
older h0ss. Generally the hrEt indE
cation 0i trouble "a when the pigs re
fuse feed They 40 not leave EheiI
bed readily. and viii eat but little
An occasional cough Is noticed In
cholera while III swine plague the
cough is much more pronounced
Their eyes are soon noticed % be
rmmed up with matter. and alto
gelher the pigs have very droopy ap
pearance. As the disease progresses.
weakness becomes very noticeable
The hind legs become weak and the
Biz reels a. il walks. As the disease
PROGRESSES 8 severe di0rrhoea il seeH
/ in many cases.
+ There Is one form Of cholera that
I kills quickly. In these cases hogs are
often found dead that were not known
to be sick the day before. Such
1 cases are more often seen during hot
weather, and where the hogs are very
tat In the most common Or acute
form the hog viii generally be sick
from two to seven dafE. or even long.
er. In this form the watering of the
eyes is a marked condition. Red or
purple spots are noticed On the skln
j in the region of the ears, chest, belly
Or INSIDE the thighs. The bowels may
be e0stive at FIRST, but usually q
diarrh0ea appears two Or three days
before death. A cough may be seen
in this type Of cholera. but is by no
means Characteristic Of the disease.
The chronic form Of cholera is not
SO often seen, except occasional cases
or where the disease exists In very
mild form. Many cases may be 50
mild that they are not suspected as
being sick. Such cases easily carry the
cholera into new localities where i
may cause great loss. In the chronic
/. type there Is a rapid loss OF flesh
dn1lness, and lack Of appetitite, and I
moderate rise Of temperature. Otter
/ there will be ulcers or sores formed Il
the mouth or on the cheeks. Thesi
sores may become very serious i
themselves as they destroy the tis
sues. often leaving the mouth in suci
condition that eating becomes dii
ficnlt. While these ulcers are mucl
more apt to show up in the mouth
they may appear on other parts q tn
. body, especially on the parts receiE
Ing most p9essure while the hog is y
Z ing doRn-
Swine plague Is q name applied b
a form 8f cholera where the lung
are affected In this disease ther
I may Be a further complication Of n
disease on account Of the action 3
injecting organisms other than thos
causing cholera In swine plague
I cough Is noticeable feature Of the dii
ease. and often the skin Of the ches
Z and throat has the red color go ofte
seen in cholera. As the disease PR
I crosses the cough becomes more PR
I nounceds and a discharge may be see
coming from the nose a day or SO b
! fore death. Usually diarrohea Is not 3
i marked as In cholera It may be sal
that cholera exists lii the hog as tw
types OF disease. in one the aiimel
tary canal Is most seriously involves
while in swine plague the lungs ~
y the chief seat Of trouble IN the form
er case the disease is generally know
as hog cholera; in the latter as swim
= plaque L. Lewis. Department {
Veterinary Science, Oklahoma A
/, N. College.