وَإِنْ مَاتَتْ فِيهَا حَمَامَةٌ أَوْ دَجَاجَةٌ أَوْ سِنَّوْرٌ: نُزِحَ مِنْهَا مَا بَيْنَ أَرْبَعِينَ دَلْوًا إِلَى خَمْسِينَ
Translation: If a pigeon, chicken or cat dies in it, draw between 40 and 50 buckets of water.
These are medium-sized animals compared with a mouse or sparrow, so a larger volume is assigned. The bracket presumes the body has not swollen or decomposed.
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Impurity in Wells and Rules of Drawing Water
وَإِنْ مَاتَتْ فِيهَا حَمَامَةٌ أَوْ دَجَاجَةٌ أَوْ سِنَّوْرٌ: نُزِحَ مِنْهَا مَا بَيْنَ أَرْبَعِينَ دَلْوًا إِلَى خَمْسِينَ
Translation: If a pigeon, chicken or cat dies in it, draw between 40 and 50 buckets of water.
These are medium-sized animals compared with a mouse or sparrow, so a larger volume is assigned. The bracket presumes the body has not swollen or decomposed.