long enough to waste away to mere skeletons as the 

 old ones do. When it attacks the young, the lungs 

 are generally affected first by an inflammation, and 

 although a bird may be aj>parently in health to-day, 

 it may be dead the next owing to this rapid inflam- 

 mation. 



Symptoms: The disease usually starts with diar- 

 rhoea caused by an inflammation of the lining mem- 

 branes of the bowels. It will finally cause an 

 inflammation of the lungs which gradually waste 

 away as in Consumption. The afliicted bird lays 

 around with ruffed feathers and has a miserable 

 appearance in general. The discharges will be watery 

 containing considerable slime or mucous. Diarrhoea 

 is present throughout the whole coarse of the disease. 

 They care not for food, just eating enough for mere 

 existence and finally die, having wasted to a mere 

 skeleton. 



Treatment: By far the best method to adopt is 

 that of prevention. Keep the loft in a good sanitary 

 condition, feed the best of food, (never rye) give 

 fresh water, use the tonic and this disease will sel- 

 dom appear. After a bird is once afliicted remove it 

 at once and feed it plenty of hemp seed, and en- 

 courage it to eat as much as possible. Cod Liver 

 Oil is about the best medicine or nourishment that 

 can be adopted for this disease. It keeps up the 

 strength and helps to supply nourishment to the 

 tissues which are rapidly being consumed. It should 

 be given in capsules containing from three to five 

 droj^is, three or four times each day, and at the same 

 time administer a dose of Hypophosphites of Lime 

 and Soda, one-fourth grain at each dose. If the 



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