DISEASES OF CATS HI 



sprinkling the cat's basket, or its back, with 

 flowers of sulphur, Persian insect-powder, or 

 powdered tobacco, which can then be well 

 brushed out; or the cat can be sponged over 



FIG. 22. PULEX SERRATICEPS. 

 (Enlarged 30 diameters.) t 



with a five-percent, solution of carbolic acid. 

 Persian insect-powder, however, is the prefer- 

 able treatment. In using it, place the cat on a 

 large newspaper, and after brushing the powder 

 out, burn the paper and contents, as the flea is 

 not killed only stunned for the moment. 



Mange (Sarcoptns notocdres, var. Cati). 



The ordinary mange, or sarcoptic mange, is 

 due to a small parasite which burrows under 

 the skin, where it deposits its eggs, which, upon 



