DOG DISEASES 209 



field trial winner, and I am very desirous of sav- 

 ing him. 



F. F. Foster. 



Ans. — Ears may be plugged with wax down in 

 the passage above the drum, in which case a lotion 

 of a teaspoonful of glycerine and a teaspoonful of 

 bicarbonate of soda and a little sweet oil in 

 two quarts of water will loosen it. Put in 

 fountain-syringe bag and wash out dog's ear 

 three" times a day for a week. If he begins 

 to shake his ears and show signs of pain he 

 may be getting canker of the ear and will need a 

 lotion of a crystal of permanganate of potash in 

 lukewarm water, enough to redden solution well. 

 Drop in a teaspoonful, daily, warmed to blood 

 heat. 



EAR CANKER 



Taking advantage of your kind offer of advice 

 regarding dog ailments, would like to describe 

 symptoms and ask advice about a rabbit hound 

 a year and a half old. 



The ears are full of a soft wax which seems 

 to annoy him, causing him to go about shaking his 

 head. The ears are not sore now but have been. 

 Two different doctors say the trouble is canker 

 and have prescribed formaline and glycerine, 



