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two to fifteen drops three times a day after feeding. Cleanse the parts 

 with tepid water, which should he injected into the prepuce with a syringe, 

 and then syringe out the prepuce with a solution of nitrate of silver one 

 grain to the ounce of water, or use a saturated solution of boracic acid. 

 In some severe cases the base of the penis is diseased, and it should be 

 exposed and painted with a four per cent solution of nitrate of silver twice 

 a week. 



Bruises Where there is much swelling, bathe with warm water for 



an hour, dry well and rub in the following: 



Liniment for Sprains, Bruises, Etc. — Take equal parts of spirits of 

 turpentine, liquid ammonia (not the strongest), laudanum and rape oil. Mix 

 to iorm liniment. If skin is broken, touch the wound with tincture of ben- 

 zoin and rub the liniment all around, but not into the broken skin. 



Burns and Scalds. — Mix equal parts of linseed oil and lime water and 

 apply freely as soon as possible after the accident. A severe burn or scald 

 is sure to be a blemish for life, and if severe often gives a violent shock 

 to the system, and symptoms of illness arising from it should be observed 

 and treated according to circumstances. Apply the above oil direct to 

 the wound alone, and at once cover thickly with cotton wool to exclude 

 the air from the bladders formed. On removing the dressing prick the 

 bladders with a needle, smooth them down gently, re-apply the dressing, 

 taking care that no hairs are left on the sore places. 



Burns. — May be due to contact with fire, but more frequently it is 

 boiling water that has caused the injury. In some cases the skin is 

 scorched and the hair frizzled, but the hair roots are not destroyed and a 

 new growth soon reappears. In other cases the tissues of the skin are 

 destroyed, the hair roots killed and a large blister forms, which, usually, 

 goes through a stage of suppuration and then heals, leaving a smooth, 

 white, glistening scar on which the hair never grows. If the skin is only 

 scorched apply three or four times a day the common lime water and linseed 

 oil lotion, composed of one part of lime water to two parts of linseed oil. 

 This relieves the pain, protects the parts from the air and in a few days 

 the patient is all right. In those cases where the skin has been burned 

 deeply the parts should be coated with boracic ointment. After the 

 blister breaks there is nothing better than boracic ointment to apply to 

 the raw surfaces. It should be laid on thickly and protected by lint or 

 absorbent cotton, kept in place by a bandage. The dressing should be 

 repeated three times a day. 



Baldness — Smooth-coated toy dogs are often seen with hardly any 

 coat. Black and tan toy terriers especially, due to in-and-in breeding. It 

 can also be the result of. deficient nutritive functions and debility. Rub 

 the bare places with an ointment made of — 



Tincture Cantharides 2 drams 



Vaseline . . : 3 ounces 



Quinine 2 y 2 grains 



