DISEASES AND PESTS OF FOWLS 



GOUT 



Not a common ailment 



Symptoms. The bird sometimes loses 

 weight, and as the disease develops shows 

 stiffness and an indisposition to stand. In 

 some cases small nodules containing crys- 

 tals of urate of soda occur on the underside 

 of the toes. 



Cause. Failure of the kidneys to per- 

 form their normal functions and consequent 

 accumulation of urates in the bird's system 

 in excessive quantities. Gout may be due 

 to too concentrated feeding. 



Treatment. Medicines and treatment 

 are of little avail. Endeavor to prevent by 

 feeding a mixed diet. 



Post-mortem. In one form of this dis- 

 ease, known as visceral gout, the liver and 

 other abdominal organs are covered over 

 with a powder-like deposit of the crystals of 

 urate of soda. 



HEART DISEASES 



Not common, and cannot be treated 



The heart is an organ that is subject to 



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