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rubbed in ; but the rule is no rubbing when scales or 

 scurf are present. The Kanofelin ointment is harmless 

 and useful in all cases. Applications can be much varied 

 to suit cases, and where violent irritation is present, 

 it is sometimes necessary to use a more complex pre- 

 paration than those mentioned. The poisonous nature 

 of some of the ingredients, included in the most effi- 

 cacious of them, however, makes it very undesirable 

 to use them otherwise than under the advice of a skilled 

 surgeon. The following cream is a most useful appli- 

 cation for use in cases where the skin is not broken, 

 where great irritation and redness of the skin are present, 

 and where the affected parts either cannot be reached 

 by the patient, or the latter can be muzzled during 

 treatment. It is, however, poisonous, on account of 

 the carbolic acid and lead it contains : Liquor plumbi 

 diacet., 4 drs. ; liquor carbonis detergens, 40 mns. ; 

 boracic acid powder, i oz. ; new milk, to 4 ozs. Shake 

 well before use, and apply frequently with a bit of sponge. 

 Label : Poison. 



In the treatment of medicated baths, usually com- 

 posed of that most evil-smelling compound liver of 

 sulphur and water in professional language, " a sul- 

 phuretted potash solution " I own I have little or no 

 faith. A plain sulphur ointment is twice as efficacious, 

 far easier to apply, and has no disagreeable smell ; 

 while, if well rubbed into the skin, as it and other skin 

 ointments should be, and not left in the hair, it is not 

 in any way unpleasant. 



In all cases where skin trouble is accompanied by 

 a strong and most unpleasant smell, mange (either 

 follicular, or, more commonly, sarcoptic), may be sus- 

 pected. The latter is easier to cure than many forms of 

 eczema, but it is absolutely needful to keep the patient 

 smothered in a dressing of sweet oil and sulphur, than 

 which there is nothing better, for several days, then to 

 wash and dress again ; and such cases are not suitable 

 for home treatment, although no veterinary surgeon 

 should be permitted to apply strong dressings like 



