2o6 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 



The whole to be well mixed, and rubbed on the affected 

 parts for five minutes. Wash off in forty-eight hours with 

 soft-soap and warm water, and when the skin is dry apply 

 to the surface whale-oil ; and the following day, without 

 washing, repeat as before the ointment-dressing. Allow a 

 "week to elapse before another dressing of the same, if 

 necessary, is applied. In recent cases a third application 

 is not often required. After each dressing, the kennel 

 should be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected before the 

 dog is suffered to inhabit it. All wood and iron-work 

 .should be well scoured with boiling water and soda, and to 

 any brickwork, after first brushing, limewash with carbolic 

 acid should be applied. 



Mr. Hunting, after a series of unsuccessful experiments, 

 made conjointly with Professor Duguid, in the treatment 

 ■of follicular mange, observes : 



" It occurred to Mr. Duguid that, as the parasites were 

 situated so deeply in the skin, it might assist the action of 

 any dressing if we could soften and break up the cuticular 

 layer of the skin. With this object in view we employed a 

 .solution of caustic potass, in addition to a creosote dressing, 

 and with marked benefit. To facilitate the action of the 

 dressing still further we adopt the plan of frequent washings 

 ■of soap and warm water, gently removing at the same time 

 any scabs, and rupturing t-any pustules. The following," 

 says Mr. Hunting, " is the formula I advise : olive-oil, seven 

 parts, arid creosote one part, well shaken together, then add 

 two parts of strong solution of caustic potass. This is to be 

 applied every third or fourth day, to all diseased spots, with 

 a piece of rag, and the dog should be washed a few hours 

 before each dressing. To prevent the spread of the disease 

 -when limited to small or single spots, it is well to shave oft 

 the hair for about an inch around each diseased part, and in 

 cases where most of the body is affected, we shave the whole 

 animal. This operation deprives the parasite of all protec- 



