426 THE VETERINARY DOCTOR. 
should follow, rub on a few drops of arnica. This kind of deformity 
should not be neglected, for the bird is in danger of hanging itself by the 
feet and thus dying. 
The beak may be overgrown in consequence of the bird’s inability to 
whet it. It is treated by cutting it off, with the same instrument and with 
the same caution in avoiding the blood-vessels as are named in clipping the 
claws. Itis best to have an experienced person perform these operations. 
When a bird suffers from a wound, fracture of a bone, frost-bites, or 
other injury, the precision required in treatment is such that no suitable di- 
rections can here be given. It is a great mistake to kill a pet bird because 
it has a broken bone, for it can be successfully treated at one of the bird 
hospitals which are found in some of the larger cities; but no time should 
be lost in sending it to such a place, if it is to be sent at all. If any parts 
have been nipped by the frost, put on a few applications of a weak dilution 
of arnica, followed by an anointing with oil. 
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