POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 



birds, the mouth and nostrils should be 

 washed out with 5% carbolic acid, or with 

 50% hydrogen peroxide, or with 2% per- 

 manganate of potash. It is important to 

 clean out the passage of the nostrils, and 

 this may be done by: 



1. Pressing against the roof of the 



bird's mouth from inside and 

 squeezing the nostrils from 

 above downwards. 



2. Syringing out the nostrils. 



3. Dipping the fowl's head for a few 



seconds in a solution of the dis- 

 infectant. Great care should be 

 exercised in this method of 

 treatment, which is only recom- 

 mended when permanganate of 

 potash is used. 



It is well to keep birds isolated for some 

 time after apparent recovery. When the 

 eye is affected (see Fig. 20), the tumor 

 should be carefully lanced and the cheesy 

 matter removed, after which the cavity 

 should be rinsed out with one of the dis- 

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