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as ointments or in solution. The same condition occurs 

 around the coronet, and is treated in the same way. 



Eczema Ruhrum. — An eczematous affection occurring 

 amongst dogs, and more particularly amongst sporting dogs. 



Causes. — Eczema rubrum is caused by improper attention 

 to dieting the animal, as, for instance, feeding the animal 

 upon the same kind of food for a long time. It may also 

 be produced by allowing the dog to run through long- 

 grass when it is wet. Various deranged conditions of the 

 digestive system will also cause it. 



Symptoms. — Kedness of the skin is observable along the 

 belly, breast, back, etc. The parts feel hotter than natural, 

 and are considerably irritated. There may be falling out 

 of the hair in patches, and an ichorous discharge, slight 

 excoriation of the parts, etc. There may also be a slight con- 

 stitutional disturbance, as is evidenced by the presence of 

 fever, loss of appetite, etc. 



Treatment. — The food should at once be changed. Give 

 milk and porridge for a few days. A laxative, as rhamnus 

 catharticus, should be given. Ungt. hydrarg., acid, carbol., etc., 

 may be used externally; the latter, however, is dangerous. A 

 good mixture is pot. carb. 5i. ; sulph. flor. 5i. ; adeps. 5vi.— ^i. 



Warts. — Warts may be defined to be abnormal growths, 

 consisting of a thickening of the cuticle ; a hypertrophied 

 condition of the papillae. They may occur upon any part 

 or parts of the body, but are of more frequent occurrence 

 about the head, neck, belly, sheath, lips, etc. They are 

 very common amongst horses and cattle, in which animals 

 they often occur in great numbers, and sometimes disappear 

 without anything being done. ' Angle -berry ' is another 

 name, and a very common one, applied to warts. They 

 occur in every variety of shape, and vary in size from the 

 magnitude of a pea to that of a man's head. They some- 

 times possess a broad base, and at another time are met 



