8 DISKASBS OF DOGS. 



Carbolic Acid has been for many years popular. Calvert's and 

 M'Dougal's are the best two makes, and care must always be taken 

 to use them properly diluted. Instructions for their use are to be 

 found upon the bottles. 



Chloride of Lime is one of the best kennel disinfectants ; it 

 should not be mixed with a little water and thrown down in a half 

 solid form, but when the kennel is of considerable size, get an old 

 petroleum barrel, put 71b. into it and fill up with water ; stir it well, 

 and apply the clear liquid with a rose watering-can. Of course, tbo 

 strength must be kept up by adding fresh chloride of lime from time 

 to tim«> 



Condy's tlnid.— Without doubt thUi is alike one of the safest 

 and most useful of kennel requisites, for, apart from its disinfectant 

 properties, its value in cases of wounds, bites, etc., can hardly be 

 over-estimated. It is non-poisonous. 



Isal. — This is one of the most popular of all dSsinfeotants, and 

 one that can be recommended with confidence. It is a coal-tar pro- 

 duct, and for its discovery we are indebted to Messrs. Newton, 

 Chambers & Co., ThorncliSe, Sheffield. It is also a capital insecticide. 



Jsyes' Fluid is another excellent disinfectant, well suited to 

 kennel use. It should be employed as directed. Like the preceding 

 it is a most useful insecticide. 



Sanitas is the name given to a disinfectant obtained by the 

 atmospheric oxidation of turpentine, and containing peroxide of 

 hydrogen and camphoric acid. It is manufactured by the Sanitas 

 Company, London, and is a thoroughly efficient disinfectant. 



Sulphnrons Acid Oas. — Where there has been distemper or 

 other contagious disease lingmng in a kennel for some time, this 

 may be used with advantage. It consists simply in burning the 

 ttoweiB of sulphur. Take a common frying-pan, or some such iron 

 vessel, on it place the sulphur, whicli must be set fire to and burnt, 

 the vessel being placed on bricks in the centre of the kennel floor, 

 and all apertures having been closed, the fumes will penetrate to 

 every crevice. The dogs must not be returned to the kennel until 

 it has been thoroughly freed from the gas by ventilation. This 

 requires to be used with great care, the fumes being very poisonous. 



Superheated Steam. — Where mange, distemper or other con- 

 tagious disease has visited a portable kennel, it would be well to 

 have such subjected to the Washington-Lyon process. Its cost it 

 trifling and the results are eminently satisfactory. 



