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The inflammation is accompanied by a marked tenderness 

 and itching", and the animal licks and scratches the part. This 

 increases the e::tent of the skin lesions. The skin appears moist, 

 later dirty, scabby and thickened. Cracks and pustules may 

 form. Gangrene and sloughing of the skin may occur. 



The treatment is both preventive and curative. Cases of 

 eczema caused by filth and wetness can be prevented by giving 

 the necessary attention to keeping the skin clean and not allowing 

 animals access to muddy, filthy places. Keeping the bed clean 

 and regulating the diet are important preventive measures. Be- 

 fore the inflammation can be successfully treated the cause must 

 be removed. 



In acute eczema it is advisable to protect the part against 

 water, filth and air. Powders and ointments may be used during 

 the early stages of the inflammation. Two parts boric acid, 

 four parts flour, and one part tannic acid may be dusted over 

 the moist surface. One part zinc oxide and twelve parts vaseline 

 is a useful ointment. Scratching the part should be controlled 

 in every case by muzzles, collars and bandages. Dirt and scales 

 may be removed from the skin by washing with cotton soaked 

 in lime water or linseed oil. The animal should receive laxative 

 doses of Glauber's salts or oil every few days. A simple, easily 

 digested ration should be fed. The following mixture may be 

 applied in obstinate cases : oil of tar and soft soap, two parts 

 each, and alcohol one part. 



Common Feed Rashes. — This title includes inflammation of 

 the skin caused by pasturing on buckwheat, certain clovers and 

 rape, together with moisture and sunlight. 



Green, flowering buckwheat is more dangerous as a feed for 

 stock than is the grain or straw. Clovers and rape are not as 

 dangerous a feed. The actual cause of the skin becoming 

 inflamed is not known. 



The skin in the regions of the face, ears, neck, lower surface 



