Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-15
9uITRy HOSPITAL AND
THE DISEASES TREATED
respiratory Troubles of Chickens and
Birds More Subject to Colds
Than Are Human Beings.
SgMPToMs AND TREATMENT
ssFe Head, bronchitis, Eye and
e Nasal Roup Arc Some OF the Re
.SVltS of ColdS-Fall and Early
Winter the Serious Time.

q suits of Colds-Fall and Earl!
S Winter the Serious Time.
Common colds occur among chickens
i6ecialiy younS s:ers. in the fall am
tYfy winter AZ this season, climat, =
u enditions arc most favorabla TO con
ss8s.cu. ca;arrh. roup and sore heal
1 ret, rainy weather, during which time
Sae birds may get wet and roostint
u s. drafts a, night. are SJTe ~ the
~ ost common causes.
~ One OF the frs; signs o, 4 comm On
jR sid Is that the BIRD does not feel quite
lFI,,vel as uSua.. III that II ICES NO;
Z Owe aoou. c,nrh Perhaps i, is Mt
4 So ind ustr:ous. The bird .i:av have a
Atrial Toss % appetite anG tiy on
NNSle roost late IL the morning. II o.
y3isionaily sHcczcs ~ idenccd by throw
Might noise. There MAY DC s.El.
rs. considerable IiS'narce FROG, the
ih ose. This discharge can nc told t-CI,
sJup In that il does n I have an Of
ig.nsNe soupy odor.
lI8 To remedy common cod. use the
gtme treatment IS SuEGestci in A later
paragraph under treatment OF roul'
3Snong fowls The victim Will be NO
a ced couEhla.-. evidenced bv throw n.
lie head sidewisH and emitting \ RAJ
ling. gurslinG sound The hirdS comb
Ind face may be blue. especially If II
5skes violent exercise y! struggles as
then, caught By listening 10 the
ilindpipe a rat;lir; sound will be noted
n hieh Is the air passing ove- the
Biucus that has accumulated as 4 re-
.tllt OF the catarrhal condition of the
ming Of the parts
S Apparently bronchitis is contas;ous
a has been lserved th7t certain ra7s
IA, which birds having bronchial t-ou-
ne are Kept always produce new cases
hsn puilets or young male birds arc
.aced in them in late summer or fan
ne d':ease is difficult 10 treat. In
alations O. steam vapor of VI OF
tSsMPtus and Incture of bcliaG,nna
re reconm.
Contagious Respiratory Disease,
Roup In It's various forms is the most
\ srIous olsea't CT the upper respira-
E ORGANS Of the fowl 1t occurs
atefy in the fall and carly winte-
81 Recent investigations show TIA, ROW
~ due 70 germ. and that Tits virus
"a! Ptoduce any one OF ,ne four tvpns
me olseasc. These types arc give,
Ioiio~s: The skin type. commonly
ri ~xe so,s neaa; the eye type, or swol-
! eye; inc nasal type, most commonly
tea TO as roup; AMI the mouth
Npe, called avian diph,haria
,Ine sore head virus is carried f-on
X - ~ olro or rom flock 10 fock hI.
olrds coming in contact with ntEo-
iros affected with sore head. Rfrds
Ay' % innoculated by crates in vhirb
one Se IA e oad have been shipped. or
nows and fairs or placed in a house
- run where sick birds hav. 49,,
ept. The virus lives from year tC
How TO Tell Sore Head.
Ia
mis- nsst sign OF the disease - :
color. 1t gradually becomes larger
u nSu! In severe cases slouEhs off a nd
n aakes sore These pmplcs appeal
the COMB, face and wattles. yer,
eek. Because OF these sores on N,
cad IT takes its name-sore head.
.,.a, INC eye type OF roup. one eye is
s sTahy affected The eye becomes
y latter accumu!ates. when the bird
ieeps some OF this mate rial dries and
he lids become glued. The result j!
I'm enormous bullying o. tho eye. be-
'aufe pus continues TO nccumulate
z ack OF the lid
i In the nasal typo Of roup tho bird
3 nrst noticed TO be sluggish I, may
emain on the perch !a:e, or fai! "a
ED; and drink l:,;ie. Th,re NAV be-
sis5 bulEIhg below the eye, due 10 an ac-
ummulat!on of inilamnato-y matter
/ here is discharge from the nose
his is very offensive 10 the smell
b The victim usua " has a pale face
omb may be shrunkea. Doss bly, DARK
color. There is small! accUmmu-
alton OF dried matter around The ma
4 al opening. In serious cases the bird
{ apidly become eng. "a ted, and dies.
! ometimes after pa set5ve-s. from
lent below the eye and along the nose
av.ty. Il is then necessary TO maze
cut into the mass and remove me
ocummulated pus Saao ou, nc
inc and remove any pus ;ha; sccun-
lulates and the GU; Wi! hea nicely.
Chronic Roup Carrier.
Roup often assumes chronic type.
.ookout for the bird that Sis on tn.
ereh pole. most Of the time. s2ea K
ornb. light in weight. and one THAT
s deszes frequently. such bird Is a
g ienace, because Il Is carrier Of the
Z lscase. II communicates feed and
e ittons favor the development OF rou9
He disease will! reappear in the fock
1 neh birds shou i'd be killed, and their
odfes Observation-Disclosures.
In treating the nasal typ" Of rorp
lecure "a small, hard rubber syringe
1ls the nozzle so that II can he in
BIDS the bird with lis head down
eorce through the nasal passages a
farm solution OF common haking soda
sing one-halt teaspoonfu! OF baking
7da to 'one-half cup Of warm water
sSais cuts the nucus. leaving the in
Aammed membrane SO that YOU car
PEAT It with curative agents.
ElFolIowinE is reliable compound
inject a small quantity; repeat The
NYsafmcnt twice daily:
Won Of euca lyptus. thirty drop.; OF
II thyme. thirty drops menthol. ter
sSrains: ,.oll OF petrol, Two ounces.
In caSe OF simple catarrh one treat,
Aient. as outlined above, often cure
The bird.
Treatment OF the eye type o. ron,
Il, followed in a similar manner. VIII
bit OF absorbent cotton remove III,
Eus-like clot from the owe. then us.
She warm baking soda solution. an,
follow with the oil preparation Re
A day.
u treatment Of sore head consists .
Making about two applications OF N.
Bbnve oil. about FIVE days apar. 20 tn,
sSimples-
az Mouth Type or Diphtherin.
= When roup IN any form breaks ont
I'll birds should he observed for ulcer
II - sores in the mouth. II these ar
3gount, . scrape off the rurnmy matte
Ind burn the surface with stick o