The Vet. Book 



Veterinary Surgeon, who should be sent for at 

 once. 



Laryngitis (see Sore Throat) 



Legs, Swollen ((Edema) 



A swollen limb is merely symptomatic of 

 disease, and as the causes are multifarious, the 

 reader must turn to the various diseases accom- 

 panied by such swelling. Mere cedema of the 

 limbs is not uncommon in old horses, or those 

 having a sluggish circulation, and the best way of 

 dealing with it is to apply a layer of cotton wool 

 evenly around the swollen limb (which has been 

 covered with a layer of dry powered starch), and a 

 flannel bandage can be applied over all. 



Leg-Weakness in Poultry 



This is a common ailment to poultry, especially 

 in young birds, and many think that cockerels 

 suffer more than the pullets. It is allied to, but 

 quite distinct from cramp. In that complaint the 

 limbs appear incapable of affording the body 

 proper support, giving way under its weight. 

 The joints are weak, and the condition corresponds 

 to rickets in other animals, though the growth of 

 the body does not remain stunted, as in rickety 

 subjects. It apparently rises through the rapid 

 growth of the body, and defective limb support. 

 Give the best of food ; more especially such 



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