When skin very sore and raw, dust the affected places often with following powder:—
| Best Powdered Starch, | 4 parts. |
| Boracic Acid Powder, | 1 part. |
| Mix. | |
When the eczema is general—that is, more or less all over the dog—give every four days a bath in Pearson’s disinfectant fluid diluted eighty times with tepid water; that is, four tablespoonfuls to a gallon of water.
Internal Remedies.—Treat for worms, and give the following powders:—
| Reduced Iron, | 6 grains to 36 grains.[1] |
| Sulphate Magnesia, | ½ drachm to ½ ounce. |
| Mix. | |
Divide into 12 powders—one to be given twice a day with food.
When the dog is in poor condition, or when the skin is very dry and scurfy, try the following pills after the powders have been given for a time:—
Recipe:
| Arsenious Acid | ⅛ grain to ½ grain.[1] |
| Reduced Iron, | 6 grains to 36 grains. |
| Ext. Gentian, q.s. | |
| Mix. | |