MA>'GE.] 



FOK .MOL'XIAIN, l-IELK, \ M) FAKM. 



MANliE. 



actually convulsed. So uncontrollable were his ' days, during which time ho must be kopt dry 

 prepossessions, that the celi'bratfd John llun- and warm, and tod sparingly; let it bo washed 

 tor, to whom wo arc indebted for tlio fact, oil" ou tho fourth day with soft-soap and warm 

 conceived he would have died, had not tho dog water, in which soino common washing sodo 

 which inilicted tho wound been foinid, atid has been dissolved; give clean straw, plenty 



broui^ht into his room in perfect health. Tlii;* 

 Boon restored his mind to a state of tranquil- 

 litv. Tho sight of water no longer afUicted 

 biui, and ho quickly recovered. 



MANGE 



Is of three kinds— common mange, the red 

 mauge, and the scabby mange. 



So early as the twelfth century, insects were 

 found to burrow under the skin of tho human 

 being ; and in the seventeenth century engrav- 

 ings of them were executed and produced. Simi- 

 rar insects infest the lower animals. Placed on 

 the skin of a healthy individual, they give rise 

 >) a disease having all the characteristics of 

 scabies. If taken from mangy dogs, horses, or 



of exorcise, and cooling diet, and tho dog will 

 speedily get well. 



" "When a dog is very bad, tho s-kin or soles 

 of the feet, and sometimes tlie claws, will como 

 off, in which cases I would recommend steeping 

 them in a decoction of strong oak bark and 

 alum. It can bo best done by tying the feet 

 up in thick cloths, kept wet with the above 

 mixture. 



" Puppies arc very liable to display a mangy- 

 looking coat, at tho ago of from two to four 

 months. The hair falls off iu spots, and the skin 

 becomes itchy, dry, and scaly. This is not 

 genuine mange ; but, if neglected, is apt to run 

 into it. At this early stage it is easily cured by 

 washing with soft-soap and water, and change 

 of bedding; giving also a little sulphur in the 



sheep, and placed on healthy individuals of 



the same species, these will at once receive the food daily, and in very minute quantities. This 



affection. It has been, in many cases, proved appears to me to be only an effort of nature to 



that scabies in man has been produced by 

 contact with the lower animals. The disease 

 of mange, Mr. Youatt considers, to some ex- 

 tent, to be hereditary : a mangy dog is likely 

 to produce mangy puppies ; and the offspring 

 of a mangy bitch will sooner or later show the 

 disease. 



Common mange is well known, and will, with 

 attention to cleanliness, accompanied with slight 

 daily alterative doses of sulphur and nitre, 

 soon be cured; but if neglected it is apt to 

 run into scabby mange, when the skin becomes 

 blotched, the dog emaciated, the belly swollen, 

 and death frequently terminates the sufferings 

 of the miserable animal. In cases of this kind 

 Mr. Eichardson recommends an aperient for 

 a day or two ; then, for a week, the alteratives 

 named above ; next, well washing with soft-soap 

 and water; and then rubbing him over with 

 tho following prescription : — 



Train Oil . « . . 1 pint. 

 TurpentinG , .^ , . 1 ounce. 

 Naphtha . . , . . 1 „ 

 Oil of Tar ....!„ 



Soot 1 » 



And — Sulphm", in powder, sufficient to make the 

 stuff of a proper consistence. 



"This is to remain on the dog for three 



throw off the old or puppy coat of hair, and 

 assume the new one. 



" Change of feeding is serviceable in the 

 treatment of mange; but it is a mistake to 

 suppose that the change must be to a reduced 

 regimen. In many cases, mange is only the 

 offspring of filth and hunger; and in these 

 cases the change must be to clean bedding and 

 generous diet. The change of food, however, 

 should not be sudden; otherwise, not only 

 may the existing disorder be aggravated, but 

 other and less manageable affections may bo 

 superinduced." 



"When all things else fail, Mr. Youatt recom- 

 mends a slight infusion of tobacco, cautiously 

 used. If mercury is applied externally, care 

 must be taken to prevent the dog from licking 

 it, as diarrha^a, produced by mercury, often 

 proves fatal. !JIuch patience is necessary in 

 curing this disease. Mr. Blaine had u fa- 

 vourite setter which was affected with a violent 

 mauge for five years. "What misery must 

 this poor animal have suffered during a period 

 probably extending to nearly half of his life. 

 He was ordered to bo dressed every day, or 

 every second day, before the disease was com- 

 pletely conquered. By this treatment, how- 

 ever, he finally recovered. 



4S7 



