Lupus] '75 [Mange 



tion of oxygen relieves the distressing breathing. 

 It is important to keep the bowels open ; in fact, 

 it is generally a good plan to give a purge at 

 first. The diet must be light, and consist of milk, 

 beef-tea, meat extracts, and such like food. 



Lupus : See Lips (Sore). 



Maggots : Dogs with a long coat kept in a 

 dirty state sometimes become infested with 

 maggots, especially in those parts near the 

 tail. 



Treatment : Wash daily for a week with 

 Pearson's fluid diluted eighty times with 

 warm water. Afterwards dry and comb out 

 all mats. In very bad cases it is best to cut 

 the hair off short. 



Mange (Sarcoptic or Common) : 



Symptoms : This disease, which is very 

 contagious from one dog to another, and 

 readily caught by people, is due to a small 

 insect. The complaint once contracted soon 

 spreads more or less all over the body, but 

 the most favourite spots for it to attack is the 

 skin around the eyes, the outside of the ears, 

 the elbows, and the outside of the hind legs, 

 as well as the skin covering the abdomen, and 

 underneath parts of the chest. Small red spots 

 like flea-bites appear where the insect burrows 

 into the epidermis, and the acrid matter which 

 they excrete sets up intolerant irritation, causing 

 the dog to constantly scratch, breaking the coat, 

 which is now very brittle, and leaving bare patches, 

 besides injuring the skin and creating sores which 

 dry and scab. If there is any doubt about the 



