. Biggle pet book ; a collection of information for old and young whose natural instincts teach them to be kind to all living creatures. Pets. gH BIGGLE PET BOOK. remedy and assists to sustain the afflicted one if it wats or not. Scours.—This complaint is the most deadly of all; it is not so often seen as a common looseness of the bowels, but is the worst form of that complaint. If the rabbits are not taken in hand at once, scours will kill them in a few hours. Treat the same as for diar- rhoea. Give fresh, cool water and sweet hay. The arrowroot treatment is excellent and checks where other r
. Biggle pet book ; a collection of information for old and young whose natural instincts teach them to be kind to all living creatures. Pets. gH BIGGLE PET BOOK. remedy and assists to sustain the afflicted one if it wats or not. Scours.—This complaint is the most deadly of all; it is not so often seen as a common looseness of the bowels, but is the worst form of that complaint. If the rabbits are not taken in hand at once, scours will kill them in a few hours. Treat the same as for diar- rhoea. Give fresh, cool water and sweet hay. The arrowroot treatment is excellent and checks where other remedies fail. Constipation is not generally difficult to cure, as it is caused bv an excess of food. The rabbit is seen to mope in the corner of the hutch, and refuse to eat, yet it seems often very thirsty. Feed ^'green food, being careful not to HARE BUCK. ^^^^^^^ ^J^^ ^^J^^j. cxtrCmC. Colic —The animal is restless and seems in pain, while the body is more or less distended with wind. If this is by too much green food, cut off the supply at once, but when from lack of such and water, then feed sparingly. An English remedy is salt and water given in the drink. It is seldom colic appears unless from constipation. Fits.—This is sometimes seen in both young and old stock. The head is drawn to one side, and the whites of eyes show a great deal, while the animal has difficulty in walking straight, and will often go round and round, finally falling down exhausted. Keep the rabbit warm and give the following pills : Suljjliate of iron i gr. Extract t)f gentian 2 gv. To make one 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 Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia, W. Atkinson
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