VET INDEX | ANIMAL INDEX - OLD VET TREATMENTS AND REMEDIES.
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FARMING INDEX - OLD FARM PRACTICES AND REMEDIES FOR ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FIXING THINGS.
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PARASITIC SKIN DISEASES.
MANGE
Is caused by a minute acarus, peculiar to cattle, which burrows itself in the skin. It usually first appears on the
Fig. 125. The mite or acarus known as Dermatodectes bovis. Magnified.
withers and the root of the tail, whence it spreads. The parasite may sometimes be seen in the removed scurf with
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the naked eye. If it cannot, use the microscope to be sure as to the exact cause of the trouble. The hair of a mangy ox comes off here and there, and the removal of the dry scales reveals small, raw pimples, which dis charge a yellowish, watery fluid. In chronic cases the skin becomes thick and folded. The disorder is peculiar to badly kept and debilitated animals.
Fig. 126. The mite or acarus known as Symbiotes Bovis. Magnified.
Remedy.-—1. Sulphur, 1 oz., lard, 1 oz. 2. Oil of stavesacre, 1 dram, lard, 1 oz. Either of these, or com bine the two with 20 grains of white precipitate of mer cury. Wash with carbolic acid soap and water before ap-.
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plying ointment. Use ointment every other day till cured. Separate affected animals. Disinfect premises.
Fig. 127. A piece of mangy skin.
RINGWORM
Is caused by two kinds of fungus. A number of round, scabby patches appear, usually about the head and eyes, giving the animal a hideous look. The rings may unite and form large patches. If the scabs are peeled off, a raw surface is exposed, whence a yellowish fluid exudes, by the drying of which the scabs are formed. The dis ease is contagious.
Fig. 128. Ringworm. Fig. 129. Another specimen same.
Remedy.—Ointment of iodine, or ointment of acid
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nitrate of mercury, or oleate of copper, 1 part, lard 5 parts. Lotions: 1. Sulphurous acid, 1 dram, glycerine, 3 drams. 2. Perchloride of mercury, 1 part, water, 500 parts. 3. Vinegar of cantharicles.
LICE
May be killed with white precipitate of mercury, 1 part, lard, 12 parts; or, stavesacre seed, ½ oz., soft soap, 2 oz., the bruised seed being boiled with the soap in a pint and a half of water till only one pint remains. Tobacco in fusion is also good.
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