pelled to strain violently at the same time. This is 

 the main symptom. Frequently birds so afflicted 

 become paralyzed in one or both legs. 



Treatment: The only treatment is to relieve the 

 inflammation and arrest the discharge. To grease 

 the vent is good policy, and to inject a solution of 

 Gum Arabic will be found to encourage healing and 

 subdue the inflammation without further injuring the 

 bird. 



GORGING. 



A disease afilicting Pouters, those with well 

 developed crops, and is caused by a weakness or 

 atony of the muscles of the crop, and the bird hav- 

 ing eaten too heartily or drank too much water. It 

 can be often cured by squeezing the crop gently 

 until all the fluid is removed, and by not feeding 

 anything more until the remaining food in the crop 

 is completely digested. A way much practised is to 

 suspend the bird in a stocking until the food is 

 digested. 



SHIVERING. 



Occasionally a fancier finds a bird standing 

 around shivering all the time. This iadicates a weak- 

 ness from some cause, or from a liver affection where 

 the circulation is interfered with. If it is caused by 

 an insufficiency of blood, add Iron to the drinking 

 water; if the result of a cold, add Quinine; or if the 

 excrement is black and tarry caused by liver diffi- 

 culty, use the Phosphate of Soda in the drinking 

 water. The tonic should be used for all cases where 

 there is shivering. Hemp seed may be given ad 

 libitum where the droppings are not black or tarry. 



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