Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-30
Treatment Of Roup.

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the ravages of the disease could be
! greatly lessened Most important
. of all is the necessity of preventing
the spread of the disease. There
should be in connection with every
farm pest-house, where all those
fowls affected may be isolated and
treated. 1t is unwise to kill all the
. fowls affected, since careful treat
ment will usually cure. After the
. fowls are cured they should be kept
|, isolated for time, to be sure that
all germs are dead. And when
any additions are made to the flock
they should at first be quarantined
for many days, until it is certain
that they are free from the disorder
before they are allowed to mingle
with the other fowls. In addition
to this, fowls once affected should
never be used for breeding. 1t is
by no means certain that the dis
order is hereditary, but the APP
pearance of the disease among
very young chickens leaves ground
for suspicion on this point. But
more important than this rs the inc
vitable weakening of the vitality
and the consequent weakened Off
spring.
The therapy of the disease con-
sists in placing the chickens in
comfortable quarters, and seeing
that they secure an abundance of
rich food. 1t is reported from
Washington, N. c., and Raleigh,
n. c., that many cases of the dis
ease were cured by use of these
means alone. In the outline of the |
etiology we indicated a course of
several stages with attendant |
symptoms, and after passing
through this, under favorable con-
ditions, the patient RECEIVERS. The
disease may be arrested, in the
early stages, by warmth and care.
A few simple remedies are recon-
mended. An antiseptic wash, such
as dilute carbolic acid, 10000 solu-
ton of (HgCD corrosive sublimate,
or lysol. Kerosene is often use as
a local remedy. Besides this,
Hege, Bulletin No. 152, N. c. Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station) rec
ommends the use of Epson salts
as purgative dose; others recon-
mend oil or turpentine for this pur-
pose. Where the exudate collects
in the eye it should be carefully re-
moved, and the eye washed with
an antiseptic solution, e. g., perox-
ide of hydrogen, 3 per cent. aque-
GUS solution. Where a swelling
indicates the collection of matter in
the nasal chambers they should be
opened, and usually large amount
of putrid mass may be removed.
All these pieces should be burned, |
as they are the means of contagion.
Mr.. Wilcox, 4 successful poultry
raiser OF Kingston, r. l., reports
that he has had no deaths at all
from Roup for many years. His
method is to remove any exudate
which may be found either in the
eyes, throat or nasal passages. and
to keep the fowl free from exposure
Doubtless many of the deaths at
tributed to this disease arise from
Improper nutrition, or actual star
walton. The sick fowls are stupid
and weak, and are unable to Sc
cure their share of the food. Thus.
in their weakened condition, when
abundance of food is most neces-
sary, they are improperly fed, and.
perhaps, get nothing at all. If one
eye is blind they can see much less
food than formerly, and are out
stripped by their more healthy
mates. When both eyes become
closed, as often happens, they are
unable to find food at all, and will
certainly die very soon if no as
sistance is given. When these COL
lections of matter take place in the
nasal chambers, respiration may be
seriously interfered with. BY the
use of even simple means there is
no doubt that the loss from this dis
ease can be greatly lessened, John
Barlow.