. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. to suchan extent that the animal can hardly stand onhis feet; the appetite is lost and the rabbitdies of starvation. Prevention is proverbiallybetter than cure, and the precautions againstthis malady are good hutches, little green food,opportunity for exercise, and a sufficient quan-tity of dry food given with judgment, the morevaried the better. Diarrhea is caused in the same way, and thetreatment should be about the same. Hay is anexcellent remedy, so are oats, whole or bruised. VI. Colds Colds are often very troublesome to
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. to suchan extent that the animal can hardly stand onhis feet; the appetite is lost and the rabbitdies of starvation. Prevention is proverbiallybetter than cure, and the precautions againstthis malady are good hutches, little green food,opportunity for exercise, and a sufficient quan-tity of dry food given with judgment, the morevaried the better. Diarrhea is caused in the same way, and thetreatment should be about the same. Hay is anexcellent remedy, so are oats, whole or bruised. VI. Colds Colds are often very troublesome to rabbitsas well as to all other living beings ; and if theanimals are not properly cared for and kept outof drafts (to which rabbits are very sensitive,and which usually cause the trouble), pneumoniamay result. The animal attacked should be instantlytaken to a warm stable, given a soft bed, andbe made to drink a little hot milk. Warmfood, such as potato parings boiled with bran,will contribute to a cure if continued for aweek or so. If, on the contrary, much mucus. A Female Leporide with her Youxg V. Diseases of the EarThis is shown by the formation of a wartyexcrescence in the ear; the wart hardens andextends more and more until sometimes thewhole ear becomes rigid. To cure this at thevery beginning and to prevent its progress adrop of sweet oil should be poured in. Evenif the wart is scarcely perceptible, it is well notto postpone this remedy. It is essential toclean the hutch with a disinfectant and to besure that no pus from the ear remains in the disease is so far advanced that theswelling is perfectly hard, it must be takenout with pinchers ; and if the operation is notat first successful, it must be repeated forseveral days issues from the nose, the greatest care must betaken or the mucus will harden and stop respira-tion. Bathing the nose with hot water twice aday will relieve the animal and hasten a cure. VII. Disease of the Paws Rabbits, and especially the giant
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