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ROUP. 



Roup sometimes appears in a loft, especially during damp 

 weather, or when the birds have not had proper housing. 

 It is shown by the discharge from the nostrils, which has 

 a very offensive odor. It is highly contagious in it's later 

 stages, and if not cured before it takes on the contagious 

 form is incurable. When a bird lias readied the last stages 

 it should be killed and burned or buried far from the loft. 



If a bird is noticed to have a discharge from the nostrils, 

 it should be attended to at once as the disease is very easy 

 to cure at that time. Put some coal oil in a sewing-machine 

 can and spurt some of the oil up each nostril and in the slit 

 in top of the mouth. This usually effects a cure, but if it 

 is not better in a few hours use camphorated oil in the same 

 way. Any druggist will supply the camphorated oil. 



CHOLERA. 



Cholera is a dreadful disease to contend with, but no 

 pigeon-breeder who keeps his birds properly need fear it, 

 as it is caused by cold, dampness and filth in nine cases 

 out of ten. It is very contagious and is very hard to cure. 

 Happily, the disease does not worry the careful breeder, 

 but once it gets started in a loft it may kill off every bird 

 in it unless vigorous measures are taken to stop its progress. 



When a bird is attacked with cholera it presents a very 

 miserable appearance. Its plumage is ruffled up, its crop fills 

 with water, which has a very offensive odor, and diarrhoea 

 appears. The disease runs its course rapidly and soon the 

 victim is dead. 



To stop the progress of cholera in a loft, put ten drops 

 of carbolic acid in the drinking water for two days. Feed 



