What are the proven prescriptions for treating pig paralysis?

Paralysis is a common disease that pigs are relatively prone to, with the highest incidence especially in winter and spring, and it is particularly common in sows. Once the disease is misdiagnosed, and the medication does not match the cause, it often leads to prolonged treatment without recovery, causing the sick pig to become weak and die. In my area, the veteran veterinarian Chen Hongyi, in treating over a thousand cases of paralysis, used traditional Chinese veterinary diagnostic techniques, carefully observed the clinical manifestations of the sick pigs, identified the cause of the disease, appropriately selected proven prescriptions, and then prescribed the right medicine. According to reports from many farmers, all paralyzed pigs diagnosed and treated by him not only had a high cure rate, but also a short treatment course and low medication costs.

I. Cold-damp type

In cold and damp weather, because the pigpen has poor warmth-keeping conditions, the pigs suffer from wind-cold invasion, the blood circulation of the pig's body is blocked, and paralysis occurs. The symptoms are that in the early stage the sick pig walks with a slight limp, tends to take small steps, tends to arch its back, and in severe cases cannot stand up, with a great decrease in appetite.

Prescription 1. Before the procedure, restrain the pig in lateral recumbency. Take a small wide needle (if unavailable, it can be made from 16-gauge stainless steel wire 13-14 cm long, with the needle tip required to be in the shape of a melon-seed kernel). Skillfully needle the two main acupoints "Yongquan" (in the cleft of the hoof fork, one point on each limb, four points in total) and "Yutang" (on both sides of the midline of the third ridge of the upper palate inside the pig's mouth, one point on the left and one on the right, two points in total) to let blood, until the vinegar-colored blood is fully let out and bright red blood flows out. When needling the "Yongquan" point, the operator holds the needle in the right hand, pinches the hoof shell tightly with the left palm facing upward, aims the needle tip at the "Yongquan" point, obliquely inserts it downward and backward to a depth of 1-1.5 cm, then withdraws the needle to let blood, and gradually completes needling all the points. When needling the "Yutang" point, the operator holds a disinfected mouth gag in the left hand (if there is no mouth gag, a wooden stick 5-6 cm thick and 30-40 cm long can be used instead) to open the pig's mouth, and with the right hand obliquely inserts the disinfected small wide needle from the corner of the mouth to a depth of 1 cm; blood flowing out is sufficient.

Prescription 2. Decoct 50 g of Acanthopanax gracilistylus bark, add 250 g of yellow rice wine, mix with feed to feed or wash the affected part.

Prescription 3. Take 25 g each of Chaenomeles fruit, Schizonepeta, and Acanthopanax gracilistylus bark, 15 g of Ajuga, and an appropriate amount of sweet rice wine, decoct together in water and administer orally.

Prescription 4. Take 25 g each of Angelica sinensis, Achyranthes bidentata, safflower, pine node, Nianjian, Chaenomeles fruit, and cassia twig, decoct once and administer orally.

Prescription 5. Take 5-10 ml of cortisone acetate, inject intramuscularly once, for 1-2 consecutive injections.

Prescription 6. Take 5-15 ml of analgin injection, inject intramuscularly once, and after an interval of 1-2 days, inject once more.

Prescription 7: Take 1 pill of Dahuoluo Dan, mix evenly with 50 ml of wine, add an appropriate amount of cool boiled water, and administer orally once, for 5-6 consecutive doses.

II. Metabolic disorder type

This type is mostly caused by improper feed formulation and insufficient sunlight in the pigpen, causing the pigs to gradually lack calcium, phosphorus, and vitamins, resulting in paralysis. The symptoms are that at the beginning of the disease the pig is unwilling to stand up and move, tends to bite the trough, walls, soil and other foreign objects; in severe cases the joints swell, the limbs and head become deformed, the ribs bend inward, and both sides of the chest are flat and narrow.

Prescription 1. Use 3-5 ml of vitamin calcium gluconate injection, inject intramuscularly once, and after 3 days, inject the same amount intramuscularly once more, and add 4-5 g of bone meal or eggshell powder to the daily feed, feeding continuously for 10-15 days; the curative effect is excellent.

Prescription 2. After a single intramuscular injection of 300,000 units of vitamin D2 or vitamin D3, take 4-5 g of bone meal or eggshell powder, mix it into the feed and feed once a day, feeding continuously for 15 days.

Prescription 3. At one time use 5 ml of cod liver oil and 6-8 calcium tablets, mix into the feed and feed together, for 2-3 consecutive doses.

III. Trauma type

It is mostly caused by external forces such as falling from rocks and collisions injuring the bones or tendons and meridians, resulting in paralysis. The sick pig suddenly lies on the ground and cannot get up, and its food intake decreases.

Limb fracture. First restrain the sick pig in a net-frame pen. The operator slowly presses the fracture site together and sets it properly, then takes four bamboo strips of suitable length and applies them to the broken limb on four sides, binds them tightly with a bandage to fix them, then takes 15 g each of Sanleng, Wenzhu, safflower, Lycopodium clavatum, and cassia twig, 12 g each of Panax notoginseng, Jiegumu, and Angelica tail, and 10 g each of Achyranthes bidentata and licorice, decoct together in water, add wine as a guiding agent, and administer orally, for 2-3 consecutive doses. After half a month, release the sick pig from the net pen, and pay attention to care and conditioning.

Fracture of the ischium. Take 15 g each of Dipsacus asper, catechu, and Angelica tail, 12 g each of pangolin scale, Erxiang, myrrh, and natural copper, and 10 g of Shujing, grind together into powder, add an appropriate amount of good vinegar, and apply to the affected part. Then take 15 g each of Eucommia ulmoides, safflower, green tangerine peel, and sappan wood, and 12 g each of ground beetle, Phellodendron, rhubarb, Gardenia jasminoides, peach kernel, and licorice, decoct together in water, add an appropriate amount of child's urine as a guiding agent, and administer orally.

Note: The above dosages are suitable for large and medium pigs; for small pigs, reduce accordingly.