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ounces of Oil of Turpentine in gelatin capsules and give 

 with capsule gun. Follow this in six hours with two 

 drams of Aloin, three drams of Ginger in gelatin capsule 

 and give with capsule gun. Feed nourishing food as 

 wheat bran mashes and one cup of Flaxseed meal once a 

 day. In their drinking water place one dram of Potas- 

 sium Iodide two or three times a day. See that this 

 water is drunk and give no other until this is consumed 



by the animal. 



ECZEIMA 



Cause : Insanitary surroundings, as warm, damp sta- 

 bles. Overfeeding, swills, decomposed vegetables. Ap- 

 plying irritating drugs to the skin. 



Symptoms : Eedness of the skin and the animal rubs 

 itself; is usually confined to a small area at first, 

 but eventually spreads. Considerable inflammation is 

 present, also eruptions of the skin which discharge white, 

 serous, sticky fluid, terminating in scabs and thickness 

 of the skin. Sometimes suppuration or formation of pus- 

 tules containing pus is present. These symptoms do not 

 always occur in regular succession; in some cases the 

 serums oozing from the skin will be more prominent than 

 in others. 



Treatment: Determine the cause and remove it. If 

 due to poor food, improve the quality. Also feed laxative 

 food, as hot bran mashes, steamed rolled oats. If the 

 bowels do not act freely, administer Aloin, two drams, 

 and Ginger, three drams. Place in gelatin capsule and 

 give with capsule gun. An ointment made from the 

 following is very effective as an application in this con- 

 dition: Blue Ointment, one ounce; Zinc Oxide, three 

 ounces. Mix well and apply two or three times a day. 

 A tonic usually has a very good effect in the treatment 

 of this disease, and I would recommend the use of the 

 following : Pulv. Gentian Root, four ounces ; Potassium 

 Nitrate, four ounces ; Ferri Sulphate, four ounces. Mix 

 and make into twelve capsules and give one capsule two 

 or three times a day with capsule gun. 



