are those conditions of a catarrhal nature brought 

 about by the use of improper food, too much green 

 food, foods having an irritating nature such as rye, 

 etc. In some birds however, the decomposition of 

 certain grains in the intestines may excite the most 

 violent intestinal catarrh from the irritating acids 

 and gases formed by such decomposition. This in- 

 flammation of the bowels however, may be brought 

 about by pther diseases or conditions from the use 

 of impure food or temperature changes. Circulatory 

 disturbances may cause a catarrhal enteritis, which 

 will usually run a chronic course. This is very 

 common in diseases of the liver. Worms is another 

 cause of Enteritis, they producing an irritation of 

 the intestines by their presence. 



Symptoms: The excrement will be very watery, 

 and as the disease advances will contain mucous 

 streaked with blood. Sometimes there will be a 

 copious discharge of clear blood caused by a hem- 

 orrhage of a small blood vessel of the bowels. AVhere 

 the disease is of a catarrhal nature and became 

 chronic, the discharges will be mostly of mucous, or 

 mucous will be seen adhering to the sides or ends 

 of the excrement. In tliis chronic state there may 

 be periods where constipation and diarrhoea will 

 alternate. 



Treatment: This altogether depends upon the 

 cause of the disease. If it be from temperature 

 changes, the food should be changed giving coarser 

 articles of grain, and the discharges checked A\'ith 

 small doses of Laudanum. If it is of a chronic nat- 

 ure of a catarrhal type, the bowels must be first 

 unloaded of all the mucous and undigested food-stuffs. 



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