POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 



great difficulty in breathing. Difficult to 

 distinguish in the living bird from a very 

 bad cold. Post-mortem examination shows 

 the affected lung filled with an exudate. 

 The lung sinks if put in water. 



Cause. Following on a cold, the lung 

 becomes congested with blood and a dark, 

 viscous matter. Pneumonia may be con- 

 sidered a further, and generally final, stage 

 of congestion. 



Treatment. A cure is seldom effected, 

 but in the case of a valuable bird the follow- 

 ing treatment may be tried: Keep the bird 

 in a dry, warm place; paint the skin above 

 the lungs with tincture of iodine; give 

 aconite. Feed on soft food and give a 

 stimulant. 



POISONING 



Symptoms. As a rule the poisons that 

 fowls eat are mineral. The most pro- 

 nounced symptom is evidence of pain. In 

 cases of arsenical poison there is diarrhea. 

 A poison containing a copper compound 



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