POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 



several serious diseases, but these cannot be 

 detected with any certainty while the bird 

 is living, and treatment cannot be recom- 

 mended as likely to be successful. Post- 

 mortem examination may show the follow- 

 ing symptoms : 



1. The heart sac full of serous liquid, 



in the case of pericarditis, or 

 dropsy of the heart sac. 



2. A reddening of the membrane lin- 



ing the heart, in the case of in- 

 flammation (endocarditis). 



3. An enlarged heart, in the case of 



enlargement of the heart. 



4. Hemorrhage, in the case of rup- 



ture of the heart and of the 

 blood vessels. 



INDIGESTION 



Disorder of the intestinal tract, that is not very serious 



Symptoms. The bird mopes and show r s 

 signs of a capricious appetite. Either diar- 

 rhea or, less commonly, constipation, may 

 be a symptom. 



