348 DISEASES OF DOGS : THE EYES. 



CHAP. XVI. 



DISEASES OF THE EYES OF DOGS. 



We shall first treat of simple inflammation of 

 the eyes, that does not proceed in consequence of 

 the distemper, but arises from scratches, thorns, or 

 any external injury, or from some external cause. 

 The eyes when examined appear red and tears 

 iflow from them, and the eyelids are partly closed 

 to avoid the stimulus of hght; the coloured or 

 transparent part of the eyes (called cornea) fre- 

 quently becomes opaque, and of a slate colour ; 

 this is owing to an effusion of lymph, that the 

 severity of the inflammation has given rise to. 

 In some instances a small abscess forms, which 

 ends in an ulcer, but this is not often the case in 

 simple inflammation of these organs. 



If remedies are had recourse to at the com- 

 mencement, when the eyes are not much affected, 

 the following lotion, and a physicking ball, is often 

 all that is required. In more severe cases, it will 

 be necessary to bleed, and if he be a middling 

 sized dog and well fed, take from four to six 

 ounces of blood from him ; and having done this, 

 you should then introduce a seton in the neck, or 



