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are weaned. Its presence is indicated by wet 

 fur around the mouth, and matted fur under 

 the chin. Usually, too, the front feet are found 

 with matted hair where the animal has rubbed 

 the drool from its mouth. 



Salt is commonly considered the best cure. 

 Sometimes it is rubbed on the feet and into 

 the mouth. A pinch of salt may be added to 

 a mash. Often a piece of rock salt placed in 

 the hutch will be licked. The use of cooked 

 food for a few days is recommended. Of 

 course all green food should be withdrawn. 

 One remedy recommended consists of a few 

 drops of muriatic acid in the drinking water. 

 There should be just enough to make the water 

 taste slightly tart. Twenty drops of a mixture 

 comprising spirits of nitre and spirits of ju- 

 niper in equal parts is another remedy. It is 

 to be given two or three times a day in a little 

 water. 



Snuffles. — No other trouble which develops 

 in a rabbitry is more common than snuffles, 

 although exactly what is meant by this name 

 is a question upon which rabbit keepers do not 

 agree. Some consider it nothing more than a 

 severe cold, while others call it a pulmonary 



