The Feather's Practical Pigeon Book 



glance almost if any individual specimen is ailing. 

 Prompt attention to it will save loss and a great amount 

 of trouble. It should be removed at once to a separate 

 apartment and given the best of pare. 



Prompt attention and the application of the different 

 remedies I shall suggest will usually prove efficacious 

 and save your birds and prevent an epidemic. The old 

 adages, "A stitch in time sa\es nine," and "An ounce 

 of prevention is worth a pound of cure," are maxims 

 that can not be too closely observed. In purchasing 

 new stock be careful that they come from healthy lofts. 

 If you have any suspicions place them in quarantine, 

 as I have advised with birds returning from an ex- 

 hibition, for the presence of one or two birds suffering 

 from roup, canker, or even a louse-infected loft may 

 cause you an endless amount of trouble and the loss of 

 some of your best birds. 



For the sake of a better understanding of the diseases 

 of pigeons, I purpose classifying them under different 

 heads or divisions : 



FIRST DIVISION 



Diseases of the Head, Brain, and Nervous System 



APOPLEXY 



While not a common disease among pigeons, cases 

 sometimes occur, especially among birds kept closely 

 confined, highly fed, and having little exercise. The 

 birds may be suddenly startled, one will rise with the 

 rest, fall back to the floor, move around in a dazed con- 

 dition, and when taken in the hand suddenly gasp and 



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