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detected with it, tliey should be immediately put 

 to themselves and their feet washed with good 

 soap and warm water each day and thoroughly 

 dried. Now grease them with a good ointment 

 until they become healed and the scabs come off. 

 Their pens should be thoroughly cleaned. 



Mange. — This disease is generally alluded to 

 as mange, although sometimes called scurvy or 

 scab. Ther disease is practically the same as in 

 dogs and either dog or ferret may contract it 

 from the other. The symptoms are: A slight 

 reddish eruption, of irritating effect, located usu- 

 ally upon the back and sides. The ferret 

 scratches or bites these and sores and scabs form. 

 One remedy is Spratt's Mange Lotion, 2 ounces 

 mixed with 2 ounces of glycerine. Another rem- 

 edy thought to be much better is: Resin oint- 

 ment 3 ounces; sublimate sulphur 1 ounce; oil 

 of juniper 1 ounce; sweet oil 2 ounces. This 

 when mixed makes a creamy ointment. All fer- 

 rets afflicted with mange must be washed, dried 

 and then this ointment applied for three or four 

 days. 



One man who has handled thousands of fer- 

 rets describes mange as being similar to foot rot 

 but making its appearance on the head and ears, 

 which becomes red and irritated. In a short time 

 the hair becomes matted, loose and falls out. 



