88 EVERYTHING ABOUT DOGS. 



"I have had some experience of Follicular Mange, but principally with pugs. 

 In one case I had two sent to me in a very bad state, and both eventually became 

 entirely denuded of hair. The treatment I adopted was washing I might say 

 soaking the dogs in a strong lather of soft soap, hot water, and pearl-ash, care- 

 fully drying. One, the youngest, I painted over with a solution of iodide of 

 potassium, 1 ounce in a pint of water, and after allowing it to dry, applied very 

 freely Spratt's Mange Lotion. To the other, after drying, I applied the lotion 

 without the solution of iodide of potassium, and this process 1 repeated every 

 other day. The dogs were in my possession ten weeks, by which time they were 

 perfectly free from disease, and the re-growth of hair had made considerable 

 progress. Of internal medicine the dogs had very little, some Podophyllin Pills 

 when I first began treatment, after which I regulated the bowels as required by 

 dir>t, increasing or decreasing the quantity of fresh vegetables, but no alteratives ; 

 such as arsenic were employed. 1 did not find that the one treated with iodide of i 

 potassium made more rapid recover y than the other, and where I have had to pre- ; 

 scribe since I have found similar treatment equally effective. The following is \ 

 also usejful in Follicular Mange: 



Olive oil 1 pint 



Oil of tar 4 ounces 



Sulphur 4 ounces 



This should be well rubbed into the skin every third day, and the dog washed 

 with warm water and soap, to which has been added a little soda, at the end of the 

 week. In all cases of Follicular Mange it is well to shave all the hair off before 

 applying any dressing." 



MOUTH, CANKER OF THE. This is generally the result of dainty feeding 

 and lack of exercise, but in old dogs it may come from failing teeth and want oi 

 masticating power. Either or both of these causes lead to disordered stomach 

 and foul breath; a deposit of tartar takes place, the gums and lips becoming red 

 inflamed, and spongy, and after a time a fetid discharge from the mouth, and 

 often accompanied with bleeding. Old animals are most subject to this trouble 

 and by examining you will probably find some decayed teeth, the gums being so 

 tender that in attempting to eat, the dog suffers great pain, which he will show by 

 his trying to chew the food for a minute, roll it about in his mouth and then 

 drop it. 



To cure the disease, remove the cause. If you have been cramming the dog 

 with delicacies, return to a sensible way of feeding and give proper exercise 

 Examine his mouth carefully for decayed teeth, and, if found, remove them and 

 the rotten stumps with a pair of suitable forceps. This is not so dicffiult and you 

 can do it by having some one hold the dog's head firmly, and can be done more 

 easily than may be supposed, a very little practice making any one efficient 

 While his month is in such a tender state he must have food that requires nc 

 chewing, as well as to keep correct his disordered stomach. A vegetable diet is 

 now the thing. Give him quite a brisk dose of the following pills: 



Podophyllin 6 grains * 



Compound extract of colocynth 30 grains 



Powdered rhubarb 48 grains 



Extract of henbane 36 grains 



Mix, and divide into twenty-four pills. Give for grown dogs from two t( 

 four pills, according to size. 



