54 The Ailments of Horses. 



disposed to suffer, or at any rate they 

 form a suitable soil for the vermin to 

 enjoy themselves. Being energetic, they 

 are not long in making inflammation of 

 the skin, though such is not easily seen 

 upon certain parts of the cutaneous 

 surface. 



It must be understood that mange may 

 happen in spite of good grooming, feed- 

 ing, &c. 



Symptoms. — If a number of animals 

 are grazing, or stabled together, then the 

 spreading nature of the malady is fairly 

 good evidence that the affection is mange 

 (parasitic mange). 



The skin being irritable, the animal will 

 be seen rubbing itself against various 

 objects, such as gate or stall posts, &c. 

 The hair falls off in patches, and the skin 

 becomes dry and scurfy. 



Loss of condition follows. 



The diagnosis of course rests upon 

 finding the parasite. 



To do this, take some of the encrusted 

 matter off one of the sores and examine 

 them carefully with a powerful pocket- 

 lens. The parasite will very likely be 

 seen. 



It does not matter whatsoever to the 

 layman as to the variety of this, because 

 the treatment is essentially the same for 

 all. 



Treatment.— If there is only one horse 

 kept, then you must take him out of the 

 stable in which he has been living, and 

 dress the body and limbs very thoroughly 

 ■\vith the following lotion :— 



