DISEASES AND PESTS OF FOWLS 
the skin becomes puffed out in one or more 
places, generally on the neck. In rare cases 
the puffing spreads over nearly the whole 
of the body. 
Cause. This disease is evidently caused 
by some obstruction of the air passages that 
forces the air to escape under the skin. 
Treatment. Let out the air by punctur- 
ing the skin. Give soft and nourishing 
food. It will probably be wiser not to use 
birds that recover from this complaint for 
breeding stock. 
EPILEPSY 
An unusual complaint 
Symptoms. The bird staggers about and 
has a fit. It may recover. 
Cause. It is difficult to discover a cause; 
intestinal worms are suspected in some 
cases. 
Treatment. If it is suspected that intes- 
tinal worms are responsible, try the treat- 
ment recommended for worms. (See 
page 95.) 
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