108 EVERYTHING ABOUT DOGS. 



kennel must be thoroughly cleansed and sanitary, the drains well flushed and a 

 good clean bed provided. The patient must have warmth with plenty of fresh 

 air. The food must be light, such as beef tea and mutton broth, with crumbled 

 stale bread. As the animal approaches convalescence, 1 grain to 2 grains of sul- 

 phate of quinine may be given with advantage/' 



The above is DYT./IEL'S treatment. In lieu of the quinine during convalescence 

 I would use Clayton's, Sergeant's or Dents' Condition Pills. 



SARCOPTIC MANGE. See MANGE. 

 SCALDS. See BURNS. 



SCURF, OR CRUSTY EARS. This comes from want of attention to the skin, but 

 often appears on the ears as a forerunner of canker, in which case wash with 

 warm water and anoint with olive oil. Give the dog a dose of physic, and feed 

 on a light diet for a few days. If you will put my Skin Cure on these crusty 

 ears twice a day* rub on well both sides, which softens up the crusty and scaly 

 edges and flaps of the ear, then gently scrape off what is loosened, with your 

 fingers in a few days the ears will be cured. This is my treatment, and it always 

 works. The fact of the matter is that my Skin Cure, containing nine ingredients, 

 carefully blended and mixed, will just about take proper care of any skin trouble 

 that a dog has. Each eight ounce bottle is mixed and prepared, just the one at a 

 time, this being necessary in ordej* to get the different ingredients properly 

 blended, and cannot be made in bulk. It sells for the same price as any other 

 skin remedy but with all due regard to the virtues of Glover's, Dent's, Clayton's, 

 and Spratt's which are all good mine is just simply better. I've used all the 

 others, and they do the work, if used as per directions, but I like my own the best. 

 The price is Fifty Cents for full eight ounce bottle, and can only go by express. 



SALIVATION is caused by administration of overdoses of medicines in which 

 mercury figures. Mercurial salts are in many skin remedies a great mistake 

 as the mercury will absorb through the skin. Symptoms of mercurial poisoning are 

 increased salivation, gums swollen and spongy, that bleed at the slightest touch, 

 3urrounded with a bluish rim, external fetid breath, loose teeth, furred tongue, 

 intense thirst, ulceration, loss of appetite, and sloughing off of the gums. If the 

 dog has had a large dos^ or frequent doses have accumulated in the system, the 

 stomach and intestines have become involved, causing obstinate vomiting and 

 iysentery; the dog loses flesh rapidly, eruptions occur, the hair drops off, teeth 

 , fall out, and paralysis and death the result. Symptoms must be treated as they 

 ' Dccur, kidneys and bowels operated upon, while the patient's strength must be 

 iept up by stimulants and food. In serious cases you must force food into them 

 jeef tea is a good thing and most easily given a little at a time, but quite often. 



SURFIET. See BLOTCH AND ECZEMA. 



SCROFULA. Dogs have this disease, but fortunately not very often. It 

 iappens oftener in young dogs, being inherited, or due to in-breeding. Symptoms 

 ire a general unhealthy and unthrifty condition, the coat having a rough, dull 

 ook and an offensive odor. The lymphatic glands swell, eyes have a chronic, 

 vhitish discharge, appetite irregular, and th'e dog's health is hardly two days alike. 

 The symptoms become chronic as the dog grows older, and the abdomen pendu- 

 pus. No dog having scrofula should ever be used for breeding. 



Although scrofula can not be cured, to keep it in check, strict cleanliness 

 should be observed, both as regards the dog itself and its habitation. The animal 



