104 CANARIES 



In the treatment of ophthalmia a warm atmosphere is 

 indispensable, especially if cold has been the origin of the 

 attack. 



Bronchitis. 



This is a very common disease and is generally caused by 

 exposure to damp, or draughts, or by the bird being hung 

 in a room where gas and fires are in constant use. The 

 symptoms are those of a severe cold. The breathing 

 is hard, and each breath is accompanied by a rasping 

 noise, as though the sides of the throat were being scraped. 

 Occasionally the bird is seized with fits of coughing 

 and sneezing. It will sit on its perch in a drowsy, listless 

 manner, and if spoken to will take very little notice. 



Birds suffering from this complaint should be fed on a 

 nutritive diet, yet one that is hght, and similar to that 

 advised in the treatment of asthma. No dry seed 

 should be given ; all seed should be soaked. Dry seed 

 is very harsh, and acts as an irritant to the highly in- 

 flamed membranes of the throat. The temperature 

 most suited to birds suffering from this complaint is 

 one of 55 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. There should be a 

 plentiful supply of fresh air, as a dry exhausted atmos- 

 phere acts as an irritant. Ten drops of oxymel of squills 

 and the same of paregoric should be mixed in the drink- 

 ing water, and a piece of raw fat bacon should be placed 

 between the wires of the cage. 



Birds liable to bronchitis should be carefully watched 

 during the early months of the year, the cold, dry East 

 and North-East winds exercising a very prejudicial effect 

 on the bronchial tubes. A little glycerine placed in the 

 water at this time will often ward off an attack of this 

 distressing complaint. 



Catarrh. 



" Just a Uttle catarrh ! " 



" Only a cold ! " Yes, but what are its consequences ? 

 Asthma, bronchitis, and consumption, and many other 

 diseases have their origin in an attack of catarrh or cold. 

 In simple catarrh there is inflammation of the mucous 

 membrane of the air passages, attended by the discharge 



