192 ROUP 



houses and pens from which such birds have been 

 taken ; boil out the drinking vessels ; clean and dis- 

 infect the feed hoppers and other utensils used by the 

 diseased specimens. Put some permanganate of 

 potassium in the drinking water — just enough to turn 

 the water a light red color. Watch the flock closely ; 

 look over each bird daily for new victims, and go 

 into the hen house at night to listen to their breathing. 



There are many successful treatments for roup, 

 but I will only give two simple remedies which I 

 have found will cure severe cases. 



Prepare a solution of one part peroxide of hydro- 

 gen to five parts of water, with which bathe the head 

 and eyes twice or three times daily. Take a medicine 

 dropper and pour some of this solution up the nos- 

 trils. It maybe necessary to clean off the hard, putrid 

 matter in nostrils before it can be injected. Give the 

 bird nothing to drink but the potassium water men- 

 tioned before, until cured, after which some reliable 

 tonic will be found very beneficial. 



Another simple remedy is to float some common 

 kerosene oil on the top of a pail of water and dip 

 the bird's entire head in this solution for a few sec- 

 onds twice daily. I would also advise the potassium 

 drinking water with this treatment. 



Another form of this disease is called diphtheritic 

 roup, which is very contagious and difficult to cure. 

 It affects the mucous membrane of the nasal passage, 

 throat, mouth and eyes. Yellow patches will form 



