492 MODERN FARRIER. 



heat previous to external applications ; for this pur- 

 pose take^ — 



Sugar of lead, - - - 1 drachm. 

 Spermaceti ointment, - 2 ounces. 



When the irritation is allayed, apply the washes 

 directed for the red mange. 



It requires, at least, two hours to dress a dog pro- 

 perly. The hair should be parted, and the ointment 

 applied entirely to the skin, by means of a stick. 

 After every part is done, let the hair be smoothed 

 down, and the dog will appear, when the operation 

 has been well performed, as if nothing had been ap- 

 plied. After tln-ee or four dressings in this manner, 

 the dog may be washed with soft soap and water,, 

 and this ointment again applied till the cure is 

 complete. 



We should always take care to prevent the mange. 

 Air, exercise, wholesome food, and cleanliness, are 

 the best preservatives ; though during his exercise, 

 a dog may catch it from a stranger. 



7. Internal Ulceration of the Ear. 



In this complaint the dog continually shakes his 

 head from the intolerable itching. It sometimes- 

 terminates fatallv. Before the ear becomes moist 

 with matter, a dry, red scab appears. This ulcera- 

 tion originates from over-feeding, heat, confinement, 

 but more particularly from being too frequently in 

 the water. 



External applications are highly beneficial, and, 

 in some mild cases, (particularly when it is supposed ■ 

 to have been produced or increased by swimming 

 much, or too frequent washing, are all that are ne- 

 cessary. In the early stages, the following wash 

 will be sufficient : 



Sugar of lead, - - half a drachm. 

 Rose or rain-water, - 4 ounces. 



