POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 
great difficulty in breathing. Difficult to 
distinguish in the living bird from a very 
bad cold. Post-mortem examination shows 
the affected lung filled with an exudate. 
The lung sinks if put in water. 
Cause. Following on a cold, the lung 
becomes congested with blood and a dark, 
viscous matter. Pneumonia may be con- 
sidered a further, and generally final, stage 
of congestion. 
Treatment. A cure is seldom effected, 
but in the case of a valuable bird the follow- 
ing treatment may be tried: Keep the bird 
in a dry, warm place; paint the skin above 
the lungs with tincture of iodine; give 
aconite. Feed on soft food and give a 
stimulant. 
POISONING 
Symptoms. As a rule the poisons that 
fowls eat are mineral. The most pro- 
nounced symptom is evidence of pain. In 
cases of arsenical poison there is diarrhea. 
A poison containing a copper compound 
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