DISEASES AND REMEDIES 239 
paws will generally clean out the germs there 
and should soon end the discharge. 
Another very effective local treatment is 
composed of 1 drachm of oil of eucalyptus 
and 1 ounce of liquid petroleum. This can 
be applied best in an atomizer two or three 
times a day. If colds are taken in hand at 
once with this treatment, they will generally 
be cured. 
But where the specimen is badly afflicted, 
run down in flesh, refuses to eat, and the 
discharge has reached a yellow or green con- 
dition, it is best to kill the animal, if it is 
not especially valuable. It may be and 
generally is the cheapest policy in the long 
run. 
At any ‘rate, the hutch occupied by an 
afflicted animal must be thoroughly cleaned 
and disinfected before other animals are 
allowed to occupy the hutch. It should be 
scrubbed in strong soap and water, given an 
application of lime and carbolic acid and 
allowed to sun for several days. It should 
