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The hen will strain, and show symptoms of laying, 

 without depositing an egg; as the inflammation 

 advances there will be fever; the bird will become 

 weak and dull; the comb will turn pale; there will be 

 loss of appetite and death will finally result. 



Tkeatmemt, unless attempted early, is not success- 

 ful. In those cases that can be treated in time, give 

 twenty to forty grains of Epsom salts in a spoonful of 

 water; follow by giving five to ten drops of fluid ex- 

 tract of viburnum prunifolium and a few grains of 

 saltpetre, two or three times a day. The food must 

 be light, and meat, pepper, ginger and such stimu- 

 lants must be avoided. 



PROLAPSUS OF THE OVIDUCT. 



This is a condition in which the oviduct partially or 

 completely drops down into the cloaca, or it may even 

 protrude from the vent. 



Causes: The trouble is mostly found in old hens 

 that have been great layers and in which the walls of 

 the cloaca have become distended and flabby, or it 

 may result from continued straining, or from consti- 

 pation, inflammation of the oviduct, or from constant 

 laying of very large eggs. 



Symptoms: In partial prolapsus there is a red 

 tumor-like appearance just inside of the cloaca, while 

 in complete prolapsus a dark red colored mass pro- 

 trudes from the vent. When the parts are thus expos- 

 ed, inflammiatmn beeoma^ VHy int^mn mid {^angren^ 



m&y SQt IB, whiQh mQn ?ss«Hs in death, 



