Common Diseases of Dogs 



and any other systemic condition should be quickly 

 corrected. 



Treatment. — The first and most important part 

 of the treatment consists in putting the animal on 

 a diet. The amount of food given should be re- 

 duced to one-half or even one-quarter of the usual 

 quantity. Raw beef is the best food to use in this 

 condition, but it may also be boiled or roasted. In 

 addition a small piece of dog cracker or dry hard 

 bread may be given. For those who will not eat 

 the crackers this diet is far more effectual, and in 

 due course of time when the system needs more 

 nourishment, the animal will partake of the hated 

 cracker. This will serve as an indication that more 

 food is needed, and if the animal has commenced 

 to get thin it may be given. 



Sulphur is used both internally and externally for 

 eczema. The old habit of putting a lump of sulphur 

 in the drinking water is of no value, but if it is 

 given in the food, benefit may be derived from its 

 use. Tablets make the most convenient form for 

 administration, and those containing five grains can 

 be given in doses of one or two, twice a day. For 

 external applications, powdered sulphur can be 

 mixed with lard or cottonseed oil in the proportions 

 of one to eight. If no results are secured in a 

 short time the doctor should be consulted, because 

 once the condition becomes chronic and of long 

 standing, it is very hard to overcome. 



Mange. — ^Mange is a very severe disease of the 



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