The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

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 is likely to be more promising host for
 the parasite than clean dog could ever
 be. Nevertheless, the cleanest dog will sometimes receive visit, and the para site quickly ensconces itself under the skin and sets to work. Speedily there is a multiplication, and in a few days the
 dog may be attacked in all directions. The scaroptic mango parasite burrows into the skin, causing a discharge on the surface. It is said that the female only
 burrows, whilst tho male remains on the surface. The presence of either can be detected by the aid of strong lens, which will reveal these tiny insects ad- herring to a piece of the scale scraped off from one of the irritated surfaces. The follicular mango parasite is of a different order being rather like a. silk worm in appearance, and, in fact, ought properly to be classified as one of the spider family. It is usually found on the back of the neck and the back. In pronounced cases this disease is cas- fly recognizable, but in the initial stages, when the hair is not much lost or broken Ii5 complicated with eczema-which is not diagnosis is difficult. The first symptom is that of great irritation of the affected parts, especially on the application of heat. The symptoms first appear in the form of small red spots. which may be seen on the head, close to the muzzle, the outside of the roots of the ears, round the eyes and neck, the ! bottom part of the chest the elbows c1xi of cto oh ba thighs and the feet. The small red spots resemble flea bites on the human skin Little blisters appear in place of the red spots, and if they are in large numb CTS and burst open sores appear Injury will result from an inoculation of the skin with the contents of the blisters, which often occurs as a result Of scratching and partly by the scaling of the crusts of the skin caused by the small bisters. The. skin then becomes thickened and hardened In neglected cases the. general health is very much affected and the an- inal gets little rest.
 Scaroptic Mange is very readily com municated to the human subject and is the cause in most cases of what is termed ''scabbies," and is far more common than is generally supposed. This mango is ca silly cured if taken in hand in time. To complete cure you must treat your dog internally as well as externally or you will never have perfect cure. This form is produced by an animal parasite. The parasite is maggot-like iii form, has six legs in its first stage, and eight legs in its fully developed stage. It is found in the roots of the hair glands, and penetrates through the
 outer skin into the dermis or real skin. It is the fact of it's deep penetration which makes it so hard to cure and treat. After entering the hair follicles they rapidly increase in numbers, gen. orally up to 40 or 50. Pus Is usually
 present and pistules form over the spot m which they are situated. Like scar optic mango, the parasites require air for their existence. Follicular mango is by no means as contagious as the scaroptic either to dog or to man.
 Itching is not marked in follicuar
 mango as in scaroptic. It has a peculiar pungent mousey odor, and generally
 spreads slowly by means of scratching,
 titing and rubbing. It may be first mo-
 t.ced around the muzzle and eyes, the
 throat, chest and paws, and may appear,
 however, in any part of the body
 AS the disease advances larger sur
 face is affected, the skin becomes still
 thicker and swollen, showing a peculiarly
 folded appearance; it becomes moist and
 sticky, and on pressure blood colored
 matter appears.
 The treatment of this form has been
 y, a
 siderable time to effect cure. If the
 owner is not prepared to give up cohsid-
 erable time to this case it is better to
 destroy the dog.
 So much, then, for the difference be-
 tween these two forms of mango para site Now, how are they to be distin- gulshed from eczema? Well, eczema is more like rash-it generally appears on
 the belly and the armpts. It appears
 disappears and reappears-but always like rash, and never in bad sores, as in
 mange. It varies with changes of the
 weather, and some dogs are subject to It at different periods of the year. but
 not at other periods. Sometimes it is true
 that the rash is thicker in some parts
 than in others, and forms patches of irritation which. when the dog is in a
 very unhealthy state, may become
 scratched and otherwise converted into
 bare open sores
 The treatment for parasitic mange
 must be drastic. The dog will need some cleansing medicine, and some tonic med icine, as well, for mango tends to re-
 duce dogs condition very much The
 first step to be taken to get rid of the parasites IS to give the dog a warm bath
 with strong carbolic soap. then some
 standard external application adminis-
 tered
 Red mango is the name given to a
 d
 different thing from the parasitic mange.
 and is really form of eczema It can
 be distinguished from mange proper on
 account of the generad redness and irri- liability of the skin, and by the absence
 of the large pustular eruptions which are characteristic of parasitic mange. In
 short, red mango is a blood disease or
 blood ailment. whereas mange proper is the result of insect activity, and so the two complaints ought to be carefully dis
 tinguished from each other. Most dogs
 suffer from red mange at sometime or
 other, generally at or about the time they have distemper. but comparatively
 few dogs suffer from parasitic mange.
 which is due to want of care and clean
 liness. The treatment for red mange consists in giving some medicine to clear the blood.
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