. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Dogs. 402 DISEASES OF THE SKIN. Prevention Methods. The owner of the dog must have his attention called to the fact that the sarcoptes are highly conta- gious, and may produce similar complications in other dogs and in man, and while this may be of a very mild character, it has been observed in the acute form in several cases (Siedamgrotzky, Fried- berger, and others). The contact of mangy dogs with healthy animals must be prevented, and covers, blankets, bedding, etc., which have been used by the affected animals must be sub- jected to a thorough cle
. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Dogs. 402 DISEASES OF THE SKIN. Prevention Methods. The owner of the dog must have his attention called to the fact that the sarcoptes are highly conta- gious, and may produce similar complications in other dogs and in man, and while this may be of a very mild character, it has been observed in the acute form in several cases (Siedamgrotzky, Fried- berger, and others). The contact of mangy dogs with healthy animals must be prevented, and covers, blankets, bedding, etc., which have been used by the affected animals must be sub- jected to a thorough cleansing by washing with hot solutions of soda and a high degree of heat. The straw, of course, must be burned. Fig. 91. ACARUS DEMODEX POLLICULORUM. {Follicular Mange.) Deseripiion of the Acarus This parasite is about mm. in length and about mm. in breadth. It has a broad, scissor- like masticatory apparatus, a mobile anterior trunk, and three jointed maxillary feet. It has a worm-shaped, wrinkled abdo- men, with three jointed, clawy, thick, short feet attached to the thorax. The elongated oval larvse have only six legs. (Fig. 91.) These parasites are found in the hair-follicles and sebaceous glands, and by their presence show a purulent disintegration of the peri-glandular and peri-follicular tissues. The sebaceous glands are also destroyed, causing aeneous pustules (see pages 835 and 394). The demodex acne shows itself in cer- tain preferred parts of the body, especially the head, throat, neck, and paws, but it may extend over the entire body. It is not very easily transmitted, as has been proven by the attempt made by Weiss, Martemucci, and others, who were unsuccessful. Clinical Symptoms and Course. These are distinguished by a pustular and squamous form of eruption. The pustular form is the most common and may be recognized by the hair falling out, by hyperffimic and swollen skin, which becomes thickened and folded, forming nodules often the size of a millet- seed
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