PARASITIC AFFECTIONS 



solution of ordinary washing-soda, or better still, immerse 

 them in this, say for a quarter of an hour. Their legs and 

 feet may then be dressed with the following ointment : — 



Sublimed Sulphur . 



Bicarbonate of Potash 



Paraffin Oil 



Creosote . 



Red Oxide of Mercury 



Balsam of Peru 



Lard to make the whole weigh 



1 oz. 



2 drachms 

 2 drachms 



1 drachm 



2 drachms 

 J^ oz. 



4 ozs. 



Rub this ointment well in night and morning. 



Another simple and very efficacious remedy is paraffin 

 oil applied to the legs in an undiluted condition, and repeated 

 until a complete cure has been effected ; but it is always 

 advantageous to wash the legs with the soda solution, 

 previously recommended, before the application of any re- 

 medial agent. Another matter of importance is that of 

 thoroughly disinfecting all appliances that have been in 

 contact with the legs and feet. Scaly-leg is a very simple 

 disease to recognise, but positive diagnosis is necessarily 

 based upon the presence of the acari, which can be detected 

 by removal of the scales or crust and by examining their 

 under surfaces with a low power of the microscope, it being 

 sufficient to take a scraping from the affected part, or from 

 the scale, then mount it on a slide with a drop of glycerine 

 and examine it as directed. 



Scabies of the Body 



This affection, also known as Depluming Scabies, occurs 

 in fowls, and it is possible that the same affection might be 

 transmitted to Pheasants through the introduction of an 

 infected fowl. It is due to the presence of parasites or acari, 



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