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place, but the veterinary surgeon should be sent for, and in the meantime 

 a small stream of lukewarm water should be kept running onto the part 

 to keep the muscles relaxed as much as possible, to facilitate the necessary 

 operations in returning the eyeball to its place. 



Eyes, Watery or Weeping. — This trouble seems to be inherited by 

 some breeds of dogs, such as Italian greyhounds, Blenheim spaniels, Mal- 

 tese terriers and white Toy poodles. In these cases a strong astringent 

 will do harm and induce inflammation. Bathing with an infusion of green 

 tea will have a good effect, and the use of the following simple eye lotion 

 will do much good. I use it for any ordinary inflammation due to a cold. 

 Take 2 grams of ordinary rochelle salts to 2 ounces of rose water and drop 

 in eyes twice a day. Being a cheap remedy, I also bathe the eyes with it 

 instead of water, a six ounce mixture only costing a dime of any reasonable 

 druggist. This weakness may arise from a slight inflammation. A purge 

 if the dog is gross and fat, and you can use the following Lotion for Weak 

 Eyes: 



Sulphate of zinc '. 12 grains 



Laudanum % ounce 



Distilled water 6 ounces 



Eyelids, Inversion of the Lower Lid of This causes serious trouble, 



opthalmia, etc. An operation is the only means of cure, which should be 

 performed by a skilled veterinarian, as in unskilled hands serious mischief 

 would arise. A piece of skin is removed below the eye, and a small muscle 

 which is responsible for the turning in of the eye, is severed. The wound 

 should not be sutured, but allowed to heal under a. scab, which helps to 

 pull the eyelid outward and slightly downward, relieving the condition 

 naturally. 



This is not very common in many breeds, but in some breeds that have 

 a small, deep set-in eye,, as Chow Chows, some Terriers, it is often found. 

 If an operation is decided upon, remember the danger of chloroform if it 

 be a Chow Chow. I have a Chow that has had this trouble in both eyes, 

 for two years that I showed and made a champion of during this time. I 

 had my own eye specialist come to my kennels prepared to perforin the 

 operation, and after a look at the dog and his eyes, said to me: "I am 

 afraid if I give this dog chloroform, that it will mean a dead dog," so 

 the doctor did not operate. He told me, however, to slip the hairs off of 

 the eyelid, and paint with colodion every few days, under the eyes across 

 the lid, about a quarter of an inch wide; also, to wash away the whitish 

 discharge morning and night, and then to drop in the eyes a few drops of 

 the following: 



Hydrastes 2 drams 



Camphor water G drams 



Which treatment I am keeping up yet, the result being that the dog's 

 sight is as keen and perfect as ever, and bids fair to continue so. The 



