1 86 Horse and Hound. 



hounds for mange, and only after employing the 

 was eczema. It is non-contagious, is an individ- 

 ual disease, and is never transmitted. It is caused 

 by lack of exercise, constipation, overfeeding, in- 

 jurious foods, and indigestion, few packs being 

 exempt from it. 



In a majority of cases of eczema in hounds it 

 is caused from the continued use of starchy foods, 

 while mange is aggravated by feeding too much 

 flesh. Therefore, in either case, the first step is 

 to change the food. If this can not be accom- 

 plished, add ten grains of hyposulphite of soda 

 for each hound in the kennel, in cooking the food, 

 elsewhere advocated. If for individual cases, 

 Fowler's solution of arsenic will effect a cure, by 

 giving six drops, twice a day, increasing the dose 

 two drops daily until thirty drops are being given, 

 then decrease the dose in same manner down to 

 the original dose of six drops. The irritating 

 ointments and mange cures should be avoided 

 entirely, being worse than useless. The following- 

 lotion is both cooling and healing, and should be 

 applied twice daily: To the sore and inflamed 

 parts, four drams Goulard's Extract Lead and 

 four drams Laudanum to a pint of water. 



The earliest symptom of eczema is an itch- 

 ing, the hound scratching himself upon every 

 possible occasion. Upon examination a redness 

 and thickness of the skin will be noticed ; no sores 

 are visible as in mange. The second stage can 



