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hairs and should be rubbed into the skin again. On the sixth 

 day the parts treated should be cleansed with a brush and tepid 

 water. 



Sarcoptic Mange of the Rabbit.— Rabbits sometimes sufier 

 from sarcoptic mange, besides being liable to notoedric mange and 

 to otitis due to the presence of Bsoroptes. In rabbits sarcoptic 



Fig. 15. 



Cnemidocoptes laevis, var. gallinae (p. 54). — The mite of Depluming Itch 

 in fowls. Dorsal view of female, X 210. 



mange affects much the same regions as the notoedric kind ; the 

 legs are, however, first attacked, then the tip of the nose, which 

 may be transformed into a kind of proboscis. From the nose the 

 mange spreads on to the face and ears, and sometimes on to the 

 body. Greyish or yellowish crusts are present on the diseased 

 parts. This kind of mange may cause great mortality. Railliet 



