DISEASES OF DOGS : THE EYES. 349 



pass a skein of thread through the flap of the ear, 

 and administer the physicking ball (No. }, p. 304) 

 twice a week. 



The eyes at the commencement of the inflam- 

 mation must be bathed two or three times a day, 

 with the following lotion previously made tepid. 

 It will be proper to keep the wet rag, that you 

 bathe the eyes with, on the eyes for the space of 

 five or ten minutes. 



(RECIPE, No. 40.) 

 Lotion for inflamed Eyes. 



Take— Goulard, half an ounce; 



Spirits of wine, two drachms ; 

 Rose water, four ounces : 

 Mix and shake when used. 



After this lotion has been used tepid for three 

 or four days, it will be proper then to begin to 

 apply it cold to the eyes, and to increase its strength 

 by adding four to six grains of sugar of lead to it 

 If any extraneous body be suspected under the 

 eyelids, you should inspect the eyes, and, in case 

 there is, remove it if possible. 



The dog, in simple inflammation of the eyes, 

 should be confined in a shady place, neither exposed 

 to the stimulus of light, nor the heat of the fire ; 



