86 Diseases of Poultry 



toms are similar to those of "limber neck" (see page 

 202). 



Post-mortem examination shows a congestion of the liver, 

 intestines and kidneys. 



Treatment. — If the trouble is recognized in time the 

 birds should be given a teaspoonful of castor oil. Follow 

 this with sulphate of strychnine in doses of one-fifth grain 

 every five hours. 



Treatment for Poisons in General 



In the great majority of cases a poisoned bird is not dis- 

 covered until too late for treatment. Even if found it is 

 usually not worth the poultryman's time to treat individual 

 birds. The symptoms of the different poisons have been 

 given in some detail with the hope that they may enable 

 the poultryman to distinguish the kind of poisoning which 

 they may encounter and may thus be able to remove the 

 source of the trouble before other birds are affected. In the 

 case of valuable birds the remedies indicated for the different 

 poisons may aid in saving some of them. 



