276 MANGE. 



up too tight : but the securing of the diseased part from being 

 licked is essential to the cure. 



Mange is apt to be considered more troublesome than hurtful, 

 which is a great error ; for it is not only invariably hurtful, but 

 very often fatal also : when long continued, it frequently ends in 

 dropsy. It sometimes diseases the mesenteric glands, and the 

 subjects of it die tabid : neither in any case can it be neglected 

 with impunity. In sporting dogs it is injurious to their qualities 

 as well as their health : their scent invariably becomes impaired, 

 and their general powers are always weakened by its irritation. 



Treatment of mange. — Whatever similarity may exist between 

 this complaint and the human itch in other respects, a very great 

 difference is observed between the obstinacy of the one, and the 

 ease with which the other may be cured. Medical practitioners 

 among the human consider the itch as local ; but veterinarians, to 

 their vexation, will find mange constitutional — too often very deeply 

 rooted also in the dog. Like the human itch, it is, however, most 

 judiciously treated by remedies that excite absorption ; and sulphur, 

 the grand panacea of the one, is also the general application for the 

 other ; but as mange exhibits greater varieties, and is altogether 

 more difficult of cure, it is seldom that we can trust to this alone ' 

 for that end. The following formulae are adapted for what is 

 called the common mange : — 



No. 1 . — Powdered sulphur, yellow or black 4 ounces 



Muriate of ammonia {sal ammoniac, cncde) 



powdered half an ounce 



Aloes, powdered 1 drachm 



Venice turpentine half an ounce 



Lard, or other fatty matter 6 ounces. Mix. 



Or, 



No. 2. — Sulphate of zinc (white vitriol) 1 drachm 



Tobacco in powder half an ounce 



White hellebore in powder half an ounce 



Sulphur in powder 4 ounces 



Aloes in powder 2 drachms 



Soft soap 6 ounces. 



