POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 
red pepper given in the food. When there 
are signs of stuffiness, the eyes and the nos- 
trils should be washed out once or twice 
daily. Carbolic acid 2%, or boric acid, 
about 3%, dissolved in water, is recom- 
mended for this purpose. Wztch hazel has 
been found very effective. 
Caution. There is a risk of mistaking 
the early stages of roup for a simple cold. 
Further, birds are more likely to contract 
roup when suffering from a cold, and 
should, on this account, be isolated and 
regularly examined. 
Influenza. The term influenza, or 
grippe, is generally applied to a severe cold 
that has no symptoms of roup. 
CONSTIPATION 
Not common and seldom serious 
Symptoms. The bird suffering is dull 
and listless. Its efforts to evacuate are 
painful and unsuccessful. 
Cause. Internal blocking of the cloaca 
or the intestines, or, occasionally, of the 
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