TREATMENT OF MANGE AND SCABIES 123 



Essentially, pens and yards must be cleaned up and all litter burned. 



Treatment of Sarcoptic Mange of the Dog. — Dogs should be clipped 

 and the skin covered with a thick lather. A good appHcation for this 

 purpose is green soap dissolved in an equal quantity of alcohol. Let 

 this remain two to four hours, then remove the crusts with a brush and 

 warm soapy water. Rinse and allow the skin to become dry. One of 

 the following remedies may then be appUed: (1) Creosote one part, oil 

 fifteen to twenty parts; (2) creosote one part, green soap and alcohol of 

 each eight parts; (3) subhmed sulphur two parts, potassium carbonate 

 one part, lard eight parts (Helmerich's pomade); (4) creolin one part, 

 alcohol fifteen parts; (5) Peruvian balsam two parts, creolin one part, 

 alcohol twenty parts; (6) naphthahn two parts, vaseline eight parts, 

 oil of thyme and oil of lavender of each one part. 



The last named mixture is soothing to the skin, agreeable, and quite 

 suitable for small house dogs. It is not to be depended upon, however, 

 in old and generalized cases. To avoid a too generally irritant or toxic 

 effect the acaricide should be appHed to not more than one-fourth to 

 one-third of the body each day. It should be applied freely and energet- 

 ically and left on for three or four days. It may then be washed off 

 with tepid soapy water. At the end of three or four days the Application 

 is to be repeated in the same manner, and again repeated imtil there is 

 no further itching or formation of scabs. The animal should be pre- 

 vented from Ucking by fitting it with a broad collar or by binding the 

 mouth with tape. 



Preparations of tar had better not be used upon dogs. Remedies con- 

 taining carbohc acid, mercury, tobacco, and other poisons are also to be 

 avoided, as any measure adopted to prevent licking is liable to be de- 

 feated by the dog and a serious poisoning result. 



The usual precautions as to cleaning up of surroundings should of 

 course be adopted here. 



Treatment of Notoedric Mange of the Cat. — Cats rebel against and 

 actually suffer from washing, therefore treatment of these animals is 

 limited to the use of ointments. The hair should be clipped from the 

 affected parts and a small amount of vaseline applied which may be 

 removed in an hour or two by rubbing with dry bran and a cloth, re- 

 moving in this operation as many of the crusts as possible. 



The acaricide ointment best adapted to the cat is that of Helmerich, 

 consisting of sublimed sulphur two parts, potassium carbonate one part, 

 lard eight parts. The apphcation of this is to be repeated at intervals 

 of four to six days until scab formation and itching have ceased. It 

 may be removed by rubbing in the manner already stated. Peruvian 

 balsam is perhaps more effective, but in cats may cause severe cerebral 

 disturbance followed by stupor and even death. If used at all it should 

 be with extreme caution. 



