258 Diseases of the Horse. 



Treatment. — In the simple varieties, where the pimples 

 are ulcerating, the repeated application of poultices is very 

 useful. Internally, the animal should have an ounce of 

 sulphur mixed with his feed every morning. Sometimes this 

 plan fails, and then it is well to rub the sores with a stimu- 

 lating ointment, one of the best of which is that of the 

 iodide of mercury (No. 239). 



For the treatment of sitfast the only satisfactory method 

 is carefully to dissect out the hard, dead piece of skin in the 

 center of the ulcer, and dress the whole with a mild carbolic 

 acid ointment, as, 



Ko. 288. Carbolic acid, 1 drachm. 



Lard, 3 ozs. 



Mix and apply on rags. 



Or, cover the wound with crude petroleum. Blisters and 

 caustic, recommended by some, are of no use. 



Sometimes they can be softened by the following oint- 

 ment : 



Ko. 289. Gum ammoniac, 4 ozs. 



Mercurial ointment, 8 ozs. 



Oil of turpentine, 10 ozs. 



Mix with gentle heat and apply on rags. 



MANGE— ITCH. 



Of all skin diseases on the lower animals, this is by far the 

 most frequent, and by far the most to be dreaded, on account 

 of its contagiousness. Any animal that has it should be shut 

 off from others and active measures taken to clean thoroughly 

 every blanket, every piece of harness, brush, curry-comb or 

 other utensil that has touched him. 



The man2:e or itch is characterized in all its forms bv itch- 

 ing, scurfiness, thinness and loss of the hair on the affected 

 part, and a surface torn and lacerated by scratching and rub- 

 bing, moist from a flow of thin, watery matter, or covered 

 with scabs and crusts, caused by the drying of this exuda- 



