POUI,TRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. lOI 



especially in the early stages of roup, is the use of I to 2 per 

 cent of permanganate of potash. Fowls are treated in the fol- 

 lowing manner: The nostrils are pressed together between 

 thumb and forefinger in the direction of the beak two or three 

 times. Pressure should also be applied between nostrils and 

 eyes in an upward direction. This massage helps to loosen the 

 discharge in the nostrils and eyes. The bird's head is then 

 plunged into the solution of permanganate of potash for 20 or 

 30 seconds, in fact the head may be kept under the solution as 

 long as the bird can tolerate it. The solution is thus distributed 

 through the nostrils and other canals and has an astringent and 

 slight disinfecting action. This treatment should be given twice 

 a day and continued until all symptoms have disappeared." 



"If there are solid tumors in the eyelids, they should be 

 opened so that the skin may bleed freely. The cheesy matter 

 should be removed and the surrounding membrane touched with 

 a 5 per cent carbolic acid or silver nitrate solution, and then 

 a cotton plug put in- again to prevent the cavity from healing too 

 quickly. We have cured chickens in this way in about a fort- 

 night." 



"As all these methods of treatment demand a good deal of time 

 and care, they cannot well be used for whole flocks, but the more 

 valuable fowls may be treated in this manner. Farmers and 

 poultrymen should first try the permanganate of potash method 

 of treatment as it is the easiest to employ." 



"Food remedies influence roup only by strengthening the fowls 

 and assisting nature to throw off or conquer the disease." 



Sanborn (Reliable Poultry Remedies) recommends the use of 

 an atomizer to apply the disinfecting solutions to the nasal pas- 

 sages and mouth. 



He recommends the following solution for a spray for all the 

 mucous surfaces : 



Extract of witch hazel, 4 tablespoons. 

 Liquid carbolic acid, 3 drops, 

 Water, 2 tablespoons. 

 He applies the spray twice a day squeezing the bulb 5 times for 

 each nostril and twice for the mouth. 



Salmon recommends washing the cavities of the nose and 

 throat with peroxide of hydrogen, diluted i to 3 times with 

 water. 



