given before, and instead give only red wheat, bieac 

 crumbs, etc., until the character of the excrement 

 has a healthier appearance, which should be hrown 

 in color. Administering phosphate of soda, either by 

 a capsule three times a day, or put a small quantity 

 in the drinking water, is the best remedy known for 

 this disease. In these cases the eyes of the bird will 

 be very dull, but the body does not emaciate like in 

 the other liver troubles. 



ENLARGEMENT OF LIVER. 



Cause: Feeding too much fattening food such 

 as Indian corn or hemp seed. Birds kept in con- 

 finement and those fed upon the richest articles of 

 diet, such as given the fancy varieties, are usually 

 the ones to suffer most from this complaint. 



Symptoms: Bird is apparently drowsy at all 

 times, hut more so immediately after eating. As the 

 disease advances, they will graduallj' lose their ap- 

 petites and are off their feed. 



Treatment: Feed light articles of diet, adminis- 

 ter a liver pill containing a small amount of mercury 

 or calomel, giving at intervals, or what is best every 

 morning, a dose of phosphate of soda. This treat- 

 ment has a tendency to stimulate the liver, relieve 

 the constipation often present, and cause a flow of 

 more healthy bile. After the bird is convalescing 

 use the tonic in the drinking water. 



INFLAMMATION OF LIVER, (Hepatitis.) 



Causes: The cause of this disease is almost 

 identical with that of Congestion of Liver, but there 

 will be severer symptoms in this disease. In the 

 former the blood vessels of the liver are only con- 

 gested, causing a slight enlargement, but in the 



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