Post Mortem Examinations.



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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 Heathy

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

the case. Domestic poultry, pigeons, and Canaries cannot be dealt with. No

replies can be sent by post.



Bullfinch. (The Countess of Harewood). Haudreared. [It was much

emaciated and very anaemic. The strain of moult no doubt was too

great for it; this was followed by an inability to assimilate food, and,,

although it fed, it practically starved. Parrish’s Food, in the early

stages, given in the drinking water, might have saved it].



Bulbul, Superb Tanagkr. (Mrs. Noble). [The Bulbul died of con¬

gestion of the lungs. In all probability it was freshly imported and

contracted a chill. I am no advocate for keeping birds in a warni

humid atmosphere, such as one gets in a conservatory. The Tanager

died of acute inflammation of the bowels].



Lavender Finch. (The Hon. M. C. Hawke). [You give no particulars.

The cause of death was apoplexy. It w T as a cock].



Pintail Nonpareil. (Mr. B. Mason). [It died of broncho-pneumonia,

Parrish’s Food was no good to him, but the glycerine might to a certain

extent relieve him. Some people ridicule medicaments in birds’ drink¬

ing water, but this is because they do not understand the management

and treatment of the lower animals. To give a bird medicine, fill the

drinking vessel to a certain mark ; note carefully the amount that the

bird takes on two or three consecutive days ; then add the medicine in

a proportion that will give the required dose in the average quantity

consumed, and, if the bird drinks more freely than usual, remove the

drinking vessel periodically, but if it does not drink so freely increase

the medicine in proportion. To catch up and administer medicine to a

nervous bird (for most birds fear being handled) is courting disaster].



ROSELLA ParrakeeT. (Miss Willatt). [Died as a result of a ruptured

blood vessel on the brain. This was not sufficient to kill immediately..

The inability to fly was consequent on the pressure caused by the clot

of blood on the brain. It was a cock].



Grey Parrot. (Rev. J. C. B. Fletcher). [Acute enteritis was cause of

death. Nothing could have been done to save it].



Bronze Mannikin. (Mrs. Robertson). [Death was caused by concussion

of brain, and was possibly caused by flying against some obstacle in an

attempt to escape liis persecutor].



Parson Finch, hen. (The Hon. Mrs. Carpenter). [Bird died of pneu¬

monia. It was undoubtedly caused by chill].



