Recipe:
| Carbolic Acid, | 1 drachm. |
| Glycerine, | 2 drachms. |
| Water to | 8 ounces. |
| Mix. | |
If the anal glands are distended, empty by squeezing. (See
article on [Anal Glands].)
In medicine, give from two[1] to fifteen grains of milk of sulphur twice a day.
In feeding, avoid much meat.
Psoriasis:
Symptoms: A dry and scaly condition of the skin, with small red spots here and there, particularly when the elbows, knees, and hocks are affected, which are the parts more often attacked.
Treatment: When the disease is spread more or less all over the dog, a dressing made of cocoanut oil six parts, and glycerine one part, well mixed together and applied all over the dog, and repeated once in four days, is beneficial. The dressing should be washed off after a week, using sulphur soap, and then the dog should have two or three times a week, for a time, a sulphur bath made by dissolving one ounce of sulphurated potash in a pail of tepid water.
When the disease affects only the joints, apply the following dressing twice a day:—