MANGE. 101 



13ursued with the harness, clothing, etc. : probably the best 

 way to do with the clothing is to burn it. By pursuing the 

 above course all danger of contagion to another or the 

 same animal will be obviated. A decoction as follows is 

 highly useful, and may be freely used without fear of any 

 bad result whatever : Staphisagrise sem. 5iv., aquae Ci. ; boil 

 until the residue measures two quarts. Apply to the skin as hot 

 as it can be borne. This is highly recommended, and is un- 

 doubtedly of very great efficacy. Potassium sulphuret is also 

 useful. Arsenical compounds are good, but they must be 

 used with very great care. It is good practice to change 

 applications occasionally. If the animal be debilitated, 

 thin in flesh, etc., it will be necessary to employ consti- 

 tutional treatment in addition to the local remedies men- 

 tioned above. A laxative may be given, to be followed in 

 turn by diuretics, alteratives, and tonics. The feeding 

 should be generous, the water pure, etc. ; and the animal 

 should be thoroughly groomed once or twice daily. 



Mange in Cattle is manifested by about the same 

 general symptoms as in the horse. Mange is a disease of 

 less frequency among cattle than among horses. The der- 

 matodectes and symbiotes are the varieties usually found 

 causing mange in the ox, although the sarcoptes are occa- 

 sionally met with as well. 



Treatment. — The remedies used in the treatment of mange 

 in cattle are the same as for mange in the horse, differing 

 only in being of greater strength. Potassium sulphuret may 

 be used in the proportion of one part to eight or twelve 

 parts of water. Apply once or twice daily. 



Mange in Dogs. — In the dog we have mange showing 

 itself about the head, ears, back of the neck, root of the 

 tail, inside of thighs, etc., finally spreading over the whole of 

 the body unless treated early. 



Symptoms. — The dog scratches violently, patches of hair 



