DISEASES AND PESTS OF FOWLS 
GOUT 
Not a common ailment 
Symptoms. The bird sometimes loses 
weight, and as the disease develops shows 
stiffness and an indisposition to stand. In 
some cases small nodules containing crys- 
tals of urate of soda occur on the underside 
of the toes. 
Cause. Failure of the kidneys to per- 
form their normal functions and consequent 
accumulation of urates in the bird’s system 
in excessive quantities. Gout may be due 
to too concentrated feeding. 
Treatment. Medicines and treatment 
are of little avail. Endeavor to prevent by 
feeding a mixed diet. 
Post-mortem. In one form of this dis- 
ease, known as visceral gout, the liver and 
cther abdominal organs are covered over 
with a powder-like deposit of the crystals of 
urate of soda. 
HEART DISEASES 
Not common, and cannot be treated 
The heart is an organ that is subject to 
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