The Red Cloud chief., 1882-03-02
COnsumptive Canarics - Advice FOR
Those who Keep the Pets.

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"Yes. ca~naric.-often die Of consImp
ton the bird fanci-r said. m.ditaiiye
", As he fed the white macaw with /;
/ piece Of apple. They are also subject
to many other lung troubles. and moth
ing is 50 common for them 10 have =,
asthma. Naturally they arr har,ly
birds. and, if treated with proper care,
should rarely be attacked by disease
Consumption i not hereditary viii
canarie-. but results from cold and ne.
lect. You see. ladies hang the lirtl,
fellows b. the windows 10 get thr ben.
eft Of the sunlight. II the day chances
To be- pleasant or IN" becomes too
warm. the window i, pulled down twu
or three inches. The 60" j. IN the
draught. which plays directly on "a,
bird and gives it cold. Again, the win
dow may b" loo-c-;t'iug. and the
canary gets the draught through the
crcvicrs. The fir-t notice 'ha, IL giy,-
Of indi>po-:'ion i b. c"a>ing L. sing.
Then it hUd,IlcS down on IL perch and
takes no notice # what i going "u
around il. H. owner secs i mup.u-.
and. with the remark that 'th" dear l,-
tie thing needs more sunlight. un the
following day again lau-~ II al tie
window. L. cold continues. and IL
lungs hcrom" affected. \ week later il
i found dead in the bottom Of the care.
CanarieS also take cold from being kept
in very hot rooms, or subjected 10 too
sudden change, IF temperature. Tn"
room in which they are kept should
never he warmer than sixty degrees.
Cold often leads To- asthma. and from
that to a disease known ~ the g-lpc>.
The gapcS can be- cured, however, but
consumption cannot.
Birds are often brought To- IN" for
treatment. but most of them are - far
gone that in the majority OF eases they
cannot he cured. II i easily told when
they are victims Ia consumption. When
thew sleep they bury their heads deep in
their feathers. and look like yellow pun
balls. Their chests hcavc convul-iycly.
and their breath comes hard. Their
eyes look heavy. AMI they gi,ca Kind IF
hiccup. a. though something stuck in
their Threats. Cauaric- ought not To
die from lung affection, if th"y ar" taken
in hand in time. When th"v first stop
singing and show SIGNS ut cold. thcy
should be- paced in Il Don entirely free
from draught. and dictcd on seed and
water. and sometimes 4 paste made from
4 hard boiled cgg and Il p~UlycriZcd
cracker. We have a hospital for sick
birds which i ventilated from the top.
and has the temperature regulated by a
thermometer. The treatment OF the
birds varies with the disorder which AZ
fccts them. Persons often come in and
say that their birds ar" sick and a,k
what they shall do for them. The an
would Ice aS hard Ia give a. the
of Il physician would Ice who was
told that 4 patient WAS i'll. and then
To treat him without seeing him.
Among the diseases 10 which rant
ricS seem heir are epilepsy. yellow gall,
sore feet. %>nccZin". sweating. h"ar,c-
and loss If voice. They are al~p
troubled 10y insects. which cau~" them
great annoyance and often cali," their
These insects durin- IN" day
hii, in crcVicc>. and al night when the
sleep. they crawl ont and suck
their blood. and 80 torment them that
the birds mo rest. Epilepsy results
too rich food. There ar" "
methods nf treating it. Tn" first i Ia
dip the bird into cold water. The seq
ond ito bleed il. This i don" bV cut
with the shears the hind claw far
enough up =" that the blood will flow,
and then holding tn" foot in warm water
until the blood ceases Ia run. SnccIing
j. one of the results "i cold. and Is
caused hv III" obstruction of the nos
IrilS. II i cured hv di"iin" ia" bird
and keeping il from ~drau-htS. Most If
he other diseases are treated in this
To my mind there i the greatest
similarity in the m"ul'inr Of cauari"S
and the tc"tlIing Of children. Both sui
ter from fever and are p"tti~h and cross.
The mouitin~ usually take place dur
me the months Of September and De-
Ii properly attended 10. they
get through m"ultin@ in from
Ia >iN weeks. The tail and wing
Gathers sometimes do not fail cut. and
n that instance they should Ice pulled