paler each day, finally a substance resembling cheese 

 begins to form on either side of the throat gradually 

 growing in size until the bird can hardly breathe. 

 About this time, this cheesy matter, if not removed, 

 changes and minute ulcers form which, if allowed to 

 run, destroy the membranes rapidly causing the 

 bird's death. These cankered spots or ulcers change 

 as the disease advances from a yellow to a brownish 

 color. Sometimes these ulcers form close to the 

 entrance of the windpipe. The bird will always 

 have a fever, the throat is swollen and the breath 

 very offensive. 



Treatment: With a small pointed stick remove 

 as much of the cheesy matter as possible without 

 causing blood to escape, and wash out the mouth 

 with a mild solution of salt water first; then take 

 a small pinch (very small at that) of burnt alum 

 and apply to the throat. This eats away all can- 

 kered matter and encourages healing. Or the throat 

 could be painted with a mild solution of Perman- 

 ganate of Potassium, using eight or ten grains to the 

 ounce of water. By the oxygen thrown out by this 

 solution and from its powerful absorbing affects, very 

 often the best of results can be obtained. The throat 

 should always be moistened also with a little sweet 

 oil or some mild healing oil at least once a day after 

 the operation. 



CHOLERA. 



Cholera is a disease of a malarial nature affect- 

 ing, as it were, birds which are kept in too small 

 a loft, or from overcrowding the lofts, at the same 

 time not keeping it in a proper sanitary condition. 

 This disease seldom appears in a well managed loft. 



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