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red, spongy, bleeding ; Staphisagria if pale, white and 

 readily bleeding ; and Thuja if there appears to be a 

 fungus-like growth. 



Tumors, Excrescences. 



Domestic fowls are sometimes attacked with Tumors, 

 which anyone will recognize at a glance. Isolate the 

 fowl and dissolve a dozen pellets of Arsenicum each 

 day in its water cup if it is supposed the Tumor is a 

 natural growth, or, if caused by injury, Hepar sulph. 

 Cauliflower-like excrescences or seedy warty growths 



require Thuja. 



Vesicles. 



Small Vesicles, or pimples about the size of a pin- 

 head, and pearl-like, will sometimes be found on the 

 neck, comb and wattles of fowls. They hunt sunny 

 places, droop their wings and grow lean. On the seventh 

 day the Vesicles ripen and improvement sets in or the 

 fowl dies. Isolate the affected ones. Nitric acid is the 

 best remedy ; dissolve in the water cup a dozen or more 

 pellets each day until cured. 



Warts. 



Warts do not trouble fowls often. The best general 

 prescription for them is Thuja. Occasionally there is 

 met with in pigeons and other fowls, warty, cancerous 



