Psoriasis] ^35 [Psoriasis 



Recipe : 



Carbolic Acid, i drachm. 



Glycerine, ----- 2 drachms. 



Water to 8 ounces. 



Mix. 



If the anal glands are distended, empty by 

 squeezing. (See article on Anal Glands.) 



In medicine, give from two 1 to fifteen grains 

 of milk of sulphur twice a day. 



In feeding, avoid much meat. 



Psoriasis : 



Symptoms : A dry and scaly condition of 

 the skin, with small red spots here and there, 

 particularly when the elbows, knees, and hocks 

 are affected, which are the parts more often 

 attacked. 



Treatment : When the disease is spread more 

 or less all over the dog, a dressing made of cocoa- 

 nut oil six parts, and glycerine one part, well 

 mixed together and applied all over the dog, and 

 repeated once in four days, is beneficial. The 

 dressing should be washed off after a week, using 

 sulphur soap, and then the dog should have two 

 or three times a week, for a time, a sulphur bath 

 made by dissolving one ounce of sulphurated 

 potash in a pail of tepid water. 



When the disease affects only the joints, apply 

 the following dressing twice a day : — 



Recipe : 



Methylated Spirits, - - \ _, 



Green Soft Soap, - - I Of each one 



Oil of Cade, - - - j ounce - 



Mix. 

 1 According to the size of the dog. See p. S6. 



