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but in localities where sudden changes and damp 

 weather prevail, "snuffles" are common. 



It starts with sneezing, and a cold in the head, and 

 if the specimen is not isolated at once, in about two 

 weeks, you will probably find you have a regular 

 epidemic of snuffles. When a rabbit commences to 

 sneeze, isolate it at once, rub its nostrils and around 

 the forehead with a cloth as hot as can be borne. Then 

 give a teaspoonful of equal parts of common kerosene 

 and oil of tar in nose. One-half pint wine of tar; 

 five drops Eucalyptus oil ; five drops camphor oil, 

 given in nose, with ear dropper. It is also a good 

 thing to scatter a little oil of Eucalyptus in the hutch 

 each day. Drop it in the sawdust and rub on in- 

 side front feet. 



It is very contagious and rabbits with snuffles will 

 usually produce youngsters with the same disease. 

 If the rabbit has catarrh or influenza, a thin, almost 

 transparent fluid comes from the nose, while in case of 

 "snuffles" a thick white or yellow mucus comes from 

 the nostril with much harder effort than in case of 

 catarrh. Another good simple remedy is a few drops 

 of sweet spirits of nitre given in lukewarm milk every 

 other day. Be careful after effecting a cure to pre- 

 vent its return, for the same causes will again pro- 

 duce the disease. The essential thing is to remove the 

 cause, when the disease rapidly disappears. 



Slobbers : Another common disease among ycjiig 

 stock is " slobbers," which comes from indigestion. 

 This occurs from lack of food as well as from ov<=t- 

 eating. It is also caused by the youngsters cHt-.ng 

 oats and hay at too early an age. The patieni sb-uld 



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