DOGS, CATS AND POULTRY 
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portion of the intestines are two "small sacs, or blind bowels, 
i he rectum is much di- 
lated near the anus and 
into this opens canals or 
tubes from the liver and 
egg sac. 
2. Cholera. 
Causes. — Cholera i s 
very contagious. The 
cause is over-crowding ; 
bad sanitary management, 
unwholesome or irregular 
food, etc. Chicken 
cholera is not very well 
understood by poultry 
raisers, and we believe 
it is a fact that a great 
many diseases are called 
cholera simply because 
not understood. Everyone who keeps fowls should be able 
to tell cholera from other diseases, for without such knowl- 
edge it is impossible to treat it properly. 
Symptoms. — The fowl has a very sleepy, droopy ap- 
pearance ; it is very thirsty and has a slow gait and gapes 
often. Sometimes the fowl staggers and falls down from 
great weakness. The comb and wattles lose their natural 
color, generally turning pale and sometimes dark. There is 
diarrhoea with a greenish discharge, or like sulphur and 
water. The crop fills with mucus and wind, and at last the 
food is not digested. Breathing is heavy and fast, the eyes 
close, and in a few hours the fowl dies. 
Treatment. — The first thing to be done when cholera 
makes its appearance is to give the coops and yards a thor- 
ough renovating. Disinfect with carbolic, acid, 40 drops to 
the pint of water. Remove all affected fowls and burn the 
carcasses of dead ones. The best and most effective remedy 
for cholera that we have ever used is coal oil or kerosene. 
The coal oil should be given about four times a week, as 
follows: Take a feeding of corn and wheat and let it soak 
in the oil a few hours, and then feed to the fowls, or mix in 
Fig. 110. A Barred Plymouth Rock Hen — 
Sketch from Life. 
