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hair, which will contain many mites, should be burned. A 

 dressing of sulphur (1 part) and lard or fish oil (4 parts) should 

 then be thoroughly applied to the whole skin. During each 

 of the following four days the patient shoud be exercised to 

 cause the skin to act, or, if available, may be placed in a steam 

 heated "chamber until it stv^eats profusely. On the sixth day 

 apply an emulsion of kerosene (Oss-i),soap solution (1 gallon). 

 On the seventh day the animal should be thoroughly bathed 

 in water to remove the dressings and the stall thoroughly 

 disinfected. This course of treatment is repeated the 

 second week. In obstina,te cases a third week's treatment 

 may be necessary. Thoroughness in application is all- 

 important. As a rule, the more thorough the first applica- 

 tions the less necessary become later ones. Creolin (3 per 

 cent.), creolin salve (1-25), creolin liniment, which consists 

 of: 



I^ — Creolini et sapon viridi aa Biv 



Alcohol . Oj 



Tar liniment: 



^ — Fix's liquida et flores sulph. aa S xvj 



Sapon viridi and alcohol aa Oij 



As further agents may be mentioned tobacco decoction 

 (5 per cent.) and sulphur salve : 



IJ — ^Flores sxilph. Siij 



Potassii carbon. Siiss 



Adipis suilli. Siij 



Besides the treatment of the patient blankets, clothes and 

 hands of attendants, grooming utensils, stable utensils, har- 

 ness, etc., which might carry the mites, should be thoroughly 

 disinfected. 



Animals which have gone through a mange treatment 

 should be isolated for a time to observe the results. During 

 this period no dressings of any kind should be applied. If 

 lesions reappear treatment should be employed as in a fresh 

 case. During treatment the animals should be well-fed and 

 cared for. Animals which have been in contact with those 

 suffering from mange should be treated with kerosene oil 



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