Dogs have this disease, but fortunately not very often. It happens oftener in young dogs, being inherited, or due to in-breeding. Symptoms are a general unhealthy and unthrifty condition, the coat having a rough, dull look and an offensive odor. The lymphatic glands swell, eyes have a chronic, whitish discharge, appetite irregular, and the dog's health is hardly two days alike. The symptoms become chronic as the dog grows older, and the abdomen pendulous. No dog having scrofula should ever be used for breeding.

Although scrofula can not be cured, to keep it in check, strict cleanliness should be observed, both as regards the dog itself and its habitation. The animal should be groomed daily, as this tends to produce a healthier action of the skin, have plenty of exercise and fresh air, and be frequently washed with Eberhart's Dog Soap, and Clayton's Blood Pills be used for a course of treatment, they working on and purifying the blood.