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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Contagious
Skin
Diseases.--These
are
usually
called
mange
proper
and
follicular
mange,
or
scabies.
I
want
to
say
a
word
on
the
latter
first.
It
depends
upon
a
microscopic
animalcule
called
the
Acarus
folliculorum.
The
trouble
begins
by
the
formation
of
patches,
from
which
the
hair
falls
off,
and
on
which
may
be
noticed
a
few
pimples.
Scabs
form,
the
patches
extend,
or
come
out
on
other
parts
of
the
body,
head,
legs,
belly,
or
sides.
Skin
becomes
red
in
white-haired
dogs.
Odour
of
this
trouble
very
offensive.
More
pain
than
itching
seems
to
be
the
symptomatic
rule.
Whole
body
may
become
affected.
Treatment--Dress
the
affected
parts
twice
a
week
with
the
following:--
Creosote,
2
drachms;
linseed
oil,
7
ounces;
solution
of
potash,
1
ounce.
First
mix
the
creosote
and
oil,
then
add
the
solution
and
shake.
Better
to
shave
the
hair
off
around
the
patches.
Kennels
must
be
kept
clean
with
garden
soap
and
hot
water,
and
all
bedding
burned
after
use.
From
three
months
to
six
will
be
needed
to
cure
bad
cases.
Mange
Proper
is
also
caused
by
a
parasite
or
acarus,
called
the
Sarcops
canus.
Unlike
eczema,
this
mange
is
spread
from
dog
to
dog
by
touch
or
intercommunication,
just
as
one
person
catches
the
itch
from
another.
The
Symptoms--At
first
these
may
escape
attention,
but
there
are
vesicles
which
the
dog
scratches
and
breaks,
and
thus
the
disease
spreads.
The
hair
gets
matted
and
falls
off.
Regions
of
the
body
most
commonly
affected,
head,
chest,
back,
rump,
and
extremities.
There
may
not
be
much
constitutional
disturbance
from
the
actual
injury
to
the
skin,
but
from
his
suffering
so
much
from
the
irritation
and
the
want
of
rest
the
health
suffers.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
