DISEASES OF ANIMALS 183 



Mange or Ringworm on Dog. 



Mange is just starting on a fox terrier, being a spot about as big 

 as a dollar. Shall I keep him away from the children? 



Apply the following lotion to affected parts, once daily for three 

 days; and on fourth wash with soap and warm water. Lotion: 3 

 ounces sublimed sulfur, 4 drams of oil of tar, 2*/2 ounces of liquid 

 petroleum. Do not apply to more than one-quarter of the body at a 

 time in any case, but as this is just starting and only in small patches, 

 this warning is scarcely necessary. Keep the dog away from the 

 children as you cannot be certain that the affection is mange. Other 

 parasitic diseases, such as ring worm, are easily communicable to 

 the human. 



Chronic Constipation in Dog. 



I have a valuable dog with what appears to be chronic constipation. 

 The obstruction seems to be located at the rectum. So far we have 

 been able to relieve him. We use an enema of warm water and soap. 

 He also manages to take it from himself. 



Give this dog two ounces of castor oil. Follow this with one 

 tablespoonful of hydrocarbon oil daily. This is a great reliever of 

 chronic conditions of this kind. 



Swelling on Dog's Jaw. 



Our bull pup has a growth under his lower right jaw. Three 

 days ago was no larger than a small pullefs egg, and is enlarging rapidly. 

 It is movable and does not seem to pain when touched. 



This may be an abscess or may be an enlargement of one of the 

 submaxillary glands. Bathe and rub in a mild liniment such as the 

 following: tincture arnica 1 ounce, spirits camphor 1 ounce, soft soap 

 Y-i. ounce, stronger ammonia water l /2 drachm, water to 8 ounces. 

 When the abscess points it would require to be lanced and syringed 

 out twice daily with a mild antiseptic, such as a saturated solution of 

 boric acid. Pay attention to the animal's diet and feed only twice 

 daily. 



Rabies in the Dog. 



How long does it take rabies to develop in a dog bitten by a mad dog? 

 Would it be communicated to pups, Uttered one hour after the mother 

 was bitten? What are certain symptoms? 



The period of incubation varies between fifteen days and two 

 months, but cases are on record of longer and shorter periods. It 

 could not be communicated to pups littered one hour after the mother 

 had been bitten, provided of course they were not subjected to ex- 

 posure to subsequent infection. 



The symptoms are rather liable to be confounded with symptoms 

 of other affections, except by a trained observer, but in general one 

 may say the following are suspicious and where there is a history of a 



