POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 37 



crop. In a few cases there appears to be inflammation of the 

 stomach alone. Diagnosis in this case is very difficult. 



The cause of gastritis is usually regarded as the same as that 

 of inflamation of the crop (cf. p. 34).' 



Diagnosis. — In general the symptoms are very similar to those 

 in cases of inflamation of the crop (see p. 34). The birds 

 present the general appearance of being sick, viz., loss of appe- 

 tite, indisposition to move and roughness of plumage. Con- 

 stipation quite often accompanies gastritis. However, if the 

 inflammation extends to the intestines there may be diarrhea. 



Treatment. — -"If the disease is identified in its early stages, 

 seek for its cause and endeavor to overcome it by removing the 

 cause. Change the ration and give more easily digested food 

 with some meat. Feed regularly, often, and a small quantity 

 at a time. Give some cooked food with barley water or milk 

 for drink, or put 20 grains of bicarbonate of soda to a quart of 

 drinking water. In severe cases give 2 grains of subnitrate of 

 bismuth 3 times a day in a teaspoonful of water. Counteract 

 constipation with Epsom salts (20 grains) or castor oil (one 

 teaspoonful) once a day as long as may be necessary." (Sal- 

 mon.) 



"Give rice water for drink, soft mash made with the water 

 in which clover hay has been cooked. Arsenite of copper, J4 

 grain to each quart of the rice water (drink) will do for medi- 

 cinal treatment." (Sanborn.) 



As Robinson points out the important thing in treating this 

 disease is to change the food in so far at least as to remove the 

 cause of the trouble. Medical treatment without the removal 

 of the original cause will be of little avail. The addition of fine 

 (chick size) charcoal to the mash and the generous use of good 

 green. food are recommended. 



DISEASES OE THE INTESTINES. 



Simple Diarrhea. 



In many fowls a condition of mild diarrhea is chronic through- 

 out the life time of the bird. Again birds often acquire a slight 

 diarrhea which will last for a longer or shorter time, but never 

 becoming severe. In either of these cases the bird shows no 

 symptoms of disease other than the watery droppings. No 

 doubt such attacks are in some degree detrimental to the best 



