. The homÅopathic veterinary doctor, giving the history, means of prevention, and symptoms of all diseases of the horse, ox, sheep, hog, dog, cat, poultry and birds, and the most approved methods of treatment. Veterinary medicine. CAGE BIRDS AND THEIR DISEASES. 421 a " thinning " of the voice and occasional sneezing. When the sneezing comes on in the morning and continues during the day, the lungs have become involved, and eventually a puffed appearance v^ill be manifest in the chest, as represented in the accompanying cut. The treatment consists -^'" -3. v^^. 220. Canary with C
. The homÅopathic veterinary doctor, giving the history, means of prevention, and symptoms of all diseases of the horse, ox, sheep, hog, dog, cat, poultry and birds, and the most approved methods of treatment. Veterinary medicine. CAGE BIRDS AND THEIR DISEASES. 421 a " thinning " of the voice and occasional sneezing. When the sneezing comes on in the morning and continues during the day, the lungs have become involved, and eventually a puffed appearance v^ill be manifest in the chest, as represented in the accompanying cut. The treatment consists -^'" -3. v^^. 220. Canary with Consumption of the Chest. in keeping the atmosphere very moist, and at a temperature of from 66° to 73" Fahrenheit (for v^rhich purpose a stove with fire can be placed in the room with a vessel of water on it). When the coughing or sneezing be- comes continuous, the disease has progressed too far for treatment. A con- sumptive bird should never be used for breeding purposes. WORMS IN THE WINDPIPE. Many birds are killed by worms in the windpipe when their owners are at a complete loss as to the cause. A very destructive parasite finds its way to the throat, locates under the glottis and lives on the blood that it extracts. The wound which it makes begins to swell, and the bird is thus â deprived of breath. Parrots, fancy chickens and singing birds are especially liable to such attacks. At first the bird shows signs of general impairment of health; a cough sets in and grows worse; the bird throws its head from side to side as if trying to expel something from the throat; finally Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hammerton, George H. Chicago, Gross & Delbridge
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