POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 





 and making a post-mortem examination to 



discover if a specific disease is the cause. 

 APOPLEXY 



Not a common trouble 



Symptoms. Staggering gait and bewil- 

 dered appearance; bird generally drops 

 dead suddenly. 



Cause. Attributed to high feeding or 

 over-laying. 



Treatment. There is usually no time for 

 treatment, but if the attack is mild, put the 

 bird in a dark place and give no food for a 

 few hours ; give a dose of Epsom salts and 

 add green food to diet. Bleeding from 

 under a wing i$ sometimes tried. 



Post-mortem examination shows clotted 

 blood on the brain, the other organs being 

 normal. 



The name vertigo is applied to congestion 

 of the brain as distinct from apoplexy due 

 to hemorrhage of the brain. The fowl has 

 fits. It is difficult to distinguish this disease 

 from epilepsy (see page 55). The cause 

 is little understood. 



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