Your Dog and Your Cat 



is applied freely, working it through the hair to 

 the skin. After an interval of half an hour the 

 dog should be thoroughly brushed and combed to 

 remove the stupefied fleas and the excess powder. 

 This should be done over a sheet or newspaper in 

 order to collect the fleas as they drop ofif so that 

 they may be destroyed by burning the paper or boil- 

 ing the sheet. 



C/N, Pearson's Creolin or Lysol may be used in 

 the bath water, or a tablespoonful of the disinfec- 

 tant may be added to a quart of water and the solu- 

 tion used to saturate the hair just prior to the bath. 

 An emulsion made by adding a tablespoonful of 

 kerosene to a pint of milk or thick soapy water 

 may be used in a like manner. Treatments will 

 have to be repeated often to be successful. 



Lice are not as common as fleas, but are much 

 harder to combat. It is wise to clip the dog com- 

 pletely before beginning the treatment. The kero- 

 sene emulsions can be used to the best advantage. 

 The proportion of kerosene should be increased at 

 subsequent applications, providing the skin does not 

 become sore from its use. 



Injuries 



Wounds. — Superficial skin wounds are usually 

 treated with daily applications of tincture of iodine. 

 When they are very dirty and badly infected they 

 must first be washed with a warm antiseptic solution 



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