Symptoms.—The animal is continually rubbing and scratching itself, or burrowing in the dirt and mire.
Treatment.—First wash the body with a strong lie of wood ashes or weak saleratus water, then with an infusion of lobelia. Mix a tea-spoonful of sulphur, and the same quantity of powdered charcoal, in the food daily.
RED ERUPTION.
This disease is somewhat analogous to scarlet fever. It makes its appearance in the form of red pustules on the back and belly, which gradually extend to the whole body. The external remedy is:—
| Powdered bloodroot, | half an ounce. |
| Boiling vinegar, | 1 pint. |
When cool, it should be rubbed on the external surface.
The diet should consist of boiled vegetables, coarse meal, &c., with a small dose of sulphur every night.