ECZEMA 
This is a term which is a mantle covering 
a great variety of skin diseases, the most preva¬ 
lent of which is Red Mange (Eczema rub- 
rum), a condition due to a disordered state 
of the blood, most frequently from an ex¬ 
cessive amount of diet of a stimulating char¬ 
acter and lack of exercise. Another form, 
also arising from the same cause, will ap¬ 
pear very suddenly, the animal gnawing him¬ 
self, causing a patch or patches to appear 
entirely denuded of hair and leaving a raw, greasy looking sur¬ 
face. I have seen dogs taken from their crates at dog shows in 
this condition, others developing it on the bench, which I at¬ 
tribute to high feeding in their preparation for shows and con¬ 
finement in a warmly heated atmosphere. Still another variety 
is a pustulous eruption, the pustules attaining the size of small 
abscesses. Impoverished blood is the cause of this form. I fre¬ 
quently see advertised “Eczema Lotions” guaranteed to cure 
eczema, which is simply nonsense, as no local application will 
cure a disease requiring constitutional treatment. 
Treatment. —In the first and second cases diet of a cooling 
character should be given, such as well boiled green vegetables, 
allowing therewith sufficient soup or gravy to make them attractive 
and palatable. Glover’s Compound Sulphur Tablets are 
here indicated, as they have a direct alterative effect on the blood 
and skin. Fowler’s Solution of Arsenic is largely used in these 
cases, but, as it is so extremely slow in its action, besides being 
an irritant to the stomach, I consider it a very unsatisfactory drug 
to use. In the last mentioned form, if from Indigestion or non¬ 
assimilation, I advise a diet of scraped raw beef, each meal being 
followed by Glover’s Digestive Pills, in addition to which, if 
the visible membranes appear pallid or appetite is poor, Glover’s 
Condition Pills should be given. 
Glover’s Mange Medicine will also be found of benefit in 
allaying the extreme irritation present in these cases and acting 
antiseptically to any raw surfaces. 
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Japanese Spaniel 
