120 POULTRY DISEASKS AND TIIKIK TREATMENT. 



Diaijnosis. — PcarsDii ( 1 )iscascs of roultrv ) descriljcs the be- 

 havior of the l)ir(l (hiring the lit as follows: "The fowl will 

 make l)eatini; movements with its wings, its legs will draw up 

 and it will fall down, sometimes turn over on its back, or it may 

 stand upright with its legs apart, head turned backward and 

 mouth and eyes opening and closing spasmodically." 



This spasm passes away after a time and leaxes the bird in a 

 normal condition. 



FUiologw — It is ofUn impossible to discover any cause of the 

 disease. It is said ti> l)e sometimes caused by tumors on the 

 brain and soiuetimes l)y intestinal woi"ms. 



Treatment. — The only cases that can be treated are those 

 caused by the presence of intestinal worms. \n affected bird 

 should be put up and given a la.xative and if intestinal worms 

 are passed treat the j)alient for the removal of these parasites 



(P- 79)- 



The bird-^ may li\-e some time with occasional fits and may 



recover. Cases caused l)v iiite-^tiiial worms arc definitely cured 

 ])y reniijving the parasites. 



