I04 DOGS. 



Treatment. — In the case of young dogs remedial measures 

 offer a fair chance of success, but in old dogs a cure is 

 seldom affected. 



Two to five grains of calomel may be given at intervals of 

 a week, and followed up by a decoction of broom, which can be 

 obtained of any chemist. 



As an external application EUiman's acts as a stimulant. 

 The right side from the last rib to the hip, should be rubbed 

 daily. The influence on the nerves of the skin is carried to 

 those of the liver, and excellent results in many instances are 

 recorded. 



ECZEMA* 



Under the names of surfeit, red mange, and blotch, this 

 skin trouble is referred to by dog owners. 



Cause. — Disordered blood is the cause, and injudicious 

 feeding brings it about. 



Treatment. — First give an aperient dose, and follow it up 

 with salines. A soda and rhubarb mixture, or a drachm of 

 Epsom salts dissolved in six ounces of water ; a sixth part should 

 be given daily. 



External remedies can only be palliative, and the simpler 

 the better. One part of glycerine to eight of water will do as 

 well as any remedy. 



Prevention. — Avoid over-stimulating foods, and completely 

 change the diet. In this connection it may be remarked that 

 whatever the food has been it should be changed. Raw meat 

 will sometimes cure it when the dog has had a diet too ex- 

 clusively farinaceous, but the reverse is most often the change 

 needed. 



EYE, DISEASES OR 



Dogs are very subject to diseases of the eye. 

 Causes. — External violence, distemper, and other con- 

 stitutional disturbance. 



