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day with a solution of boracic acid (1 scr. of the acid to G oz. of water). 

 To do this, hold the head down slightly, pour the liquid in one side, and 

 allow it to run out of the other. If a little is swallowed, it is of no con- 

 sequence. A weak solution of Condy's Fluid can also be used in the same 

 way with marked benefit. This treatment, with an aperient, is usually all 

 that is necessary. If the inflammation is due to injuries caused by the 

 teeth, the latter must have attention; they may require extraction. The 

 food must consist for a time of warm milk or gravy. Chicken gravy or 

 made from giblets, with flour added, is very nourishing, and many dogs 

 that are sick will eat this when refusing everything else. Egg and milk to 

 lap may also suit them, and it is good. 



Tongue, Paralysis of. — Occasionally seen in dogs, and often congenital. 

 The tongue protrudes, becomes dry and often cracks. The dog experiences 

 little inconvenience and laps with ease. If cracks appear on the tongue, 

 apply a little boracic acid ointment, which is non-poisonous, while a little 

 sweet oil on the tongue will prevent the dryness. A nerve tonic should be 

 given, 5 to 20 drops, as per sized dog, of the tincture of Nux Vomica, with 

 Vz grain to 1 grain of quinine, is a very good thing to use now, given in 

 water twice daily after food. 



Tongue, Ulcers on the. — A very painful condition, usually the result of 

 neglect, the teeth having been allowed to accumulate tartar. The ulcers 

 may be quite rough on decayed teeth, or to a disordered stomach, this fre- 

 quently the cause. In this case give an aperient, give a plain diet, and in 

 moderate quantities, and when the condition of the stomach improves, the 

 ulcers disappear. Remove the tartar by scaling, and rub the teeth after- 

 wards with a tooth brush dipped into a weak solution of Condy's Fuid. 

 Extract the decayed teeth if any. Touch the ulcers lightly with nitrate 

 of silver. 



Ticks resemble in appearance a spider, to which, in fact, they are re- 

 lated, varying in size from a pin's head to a small pea. The tick "fastens 

 in the skin by means of its legs, holding on with as much tenacity as fre- 

 quently to part in two in the attempt to remove it. They are less common 

 and less known than either the flea or louse. The color of the smaller ones 

 is a light grey, but become dark when gorged with blood from the dog. 

 My Skin Cure will also destroy these pests, but you must rub it in well 

 to kill them, and all over the body. In using it, after leaving on the dog 

 for fifteen minutes, you can then rinse off and dry the dog, thus getting 

 rid of the greasy condition of the coat. Ticks occasionally occur even in 

 the best regulated kennels, as it is, of course, impossible to prevent a dog 

 sometimes coming in contact with other dogs so infected. Once ticks make 

 their appearance lose no time in ridding the dog of them. 



Warts are rather common on the dog, occurring on the lips, ears, in- 

 side of the mouth, and appear singly or in clusters. They can be removed 

 by a ligature tied tightly around the root as close to the skin as possible. 

 Another method is by ft scalpel, the blade held fiat on the skin at the root 



