398 The Diseases of Animals 



terial, and shows a depraved appetite, eating various 

 substances that are unusual. Later, the appetite fails, 

 the chicken becomes dull and stands with the head close 

 to the body, the eyes closed, and exhibits signs of great 

 weakness and prostration. In some cases, fowls die 

 very soon, often within three or four days after infec- 

 tion; in other cases, they linger for weeks with a 

 chronic form of the disease. Toward the termination 

 of the disease, the diarrhea becomes less severe, and the 

 process of digestion seems to be stopped, as the crops of 

 dead chickens remain filled with undigested food. All 

 dead fowls should be burned. 



All fowls that do not show signs of the disease are to 

 be removed to uninfected grounds, and given a variety 

 of nourishing food, with pure water, both of which should 

 be free from contamination by the germs of the disease. 

 No dishes used for sick fowls are to be used for the well 

 ones. Attendants should not go from infected ground 

 to localities where healthy fowls are kept. 



Medicinal treatment is not always satisfactory. One 

 of the best remedies is the following: 



Sulfate of iron 1 dram 



Dried blood }4 ounce 



Tincture of opium )4 ounce 



These should be dissolved and mixed with a pint of 

 water, or with thin, easily digested food, and from one 

 to two teaspoonfuls given to each fowl three or four 

 times daily. 



After the disease has disappeared, no healthy fowls 

 should be brought into the infected quarters until they 



