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Post Mottem Exammations.



POST MORTEM EXAMINATIONS.



RULES.


Each bird must be forwarded, as soon after death as possible, carefully packed and postage

paid, direct to Mr. Arthur Gill, M.R.C.V.S., Veterinary Establishment, Bexley Heath,

Kent, and must be accompanied by a letter containing the fullest particulars of

the case. Domestic poultry, pigeons, and Canaries cannot be dealt with. If a reply

by post is required a fee of 2/6 must be enclosed.



Budgerigar. (Miss E. Crowfoot). [Concussion of the brain caused death].


Masked Finch. (Miss Gladstone). [No particulars of symptoms sent.

Please observe rules. Pneumonia caused death],


BUDGERIGAR. (Miss E. Crowfoot). Symptoms of diarrhoea. I gave pre¬

pared chalk and Century Food, as well as canary and millet. [Your

bird died of dy'sentery. You mention that some of the young are

affected whilst in the nest. If you will feed the old birds when nesting

on millet, canary, and oats, with Osborne biscuit soaked in cold water

and sqeuezed fairly dry, and flowering grass, I think you will not lose

many. I have bred the yellow variety in quantity and rarely, if ever,

lost one. The old birds feed largely on succulent green food if they

can get it, and the young birds cannot stand it. I have so repeatedly

drawn attention to this fact. Flowering grass is all the green food they

require].


Budgerigar. (Mrs. Connell). Found dead. [Concussion of the brain].


Orange-cheek Waxbiee. (Mrs. Pitt). We have lost several birds

lately. They seem to pine away and die. [Your bird died of dysentery.

Do not give any green food but flowering grass until your birds get

all right again].


Budgerigars. (Mr. Moerschell). Found dead. [Bird died of apoplexy

and was very fat. I should think probably he has been feeding too

freely on the hemp].


Two Gouedian Finches. (Mr. Dell). Seemed dull so took them

indoors and gave them weak brandy and water. [Your birds were much

emaciated and died of exhaustion].


Budgerigar and Linnet. (Miss Crowfoot). [Birds too decomposed to

examine].


Parrakeet and FRUIT-SUCKER. (Mrs. Johnstone). [Birds too decom¬

posed to examine].


Pennant Parrakeet, young (Mr. Wilson). One of a nest of five*

[Your particulars are interesting but too long to report. Your bird

died of concussion of the brain. It was a male and a very fine

specimen too. Hope you will be more fortunate with others. If

they' continue very wild I should partly cut one wing to avoid

injuries].


Answered by post:


Miss Woods.


Mrs. Conneee.



Arthur Gild.



