Impetigo] * 5 ^ [Impotence 



wrinkles, and the formation of large scales or 

 scurf. 



Treatment : Dress places daily with following : 



Recipe : 



Oil Cade, 2 ounces. 



Green Soft Soap, 2 „ 



Methylated Spirits, - - - 2 ,, 

 Well mixed together. 



Give a course of arsenic, from one x to five drops 

 of Fowler's solution, twice a day, in a little water 

 after food. After a week, gradually increase the 

 dose from two x to ten drops. 



Once a week give a warm bath, adding one 

 tablespoonful of borax to every gallon of tepid 

 water, and use 3% mercurial soap (Cook's). 



Impetigo : 



Symptoms: Skin is red, small pimples con- 

 taining matter form, which break, discharging a 

 sticky, creamy coloured pus which dries and forms 

 a thick crust. The disease is supposed to be 

 contagious, but I do not consider it so. 



Treatment : Wash dog with Cook's 3°/ 

 mercurial soap, dress sores daily with compound 

 Naphthol Beta ointment. Treat dog for worms, 

 and give a course of arsenic as recommended 

 for Ichthyosis. 



Impotence : Or the inability of an animal to 



propagate its species. In the dog it may be 



due to many causes. Of course dogs castrated 



are impotent, so they are when the testicles do 



1 According to the size of the dog. See p. 86. 



