Balantitis] * 9 [Bed-sores 



Balantitis : 



Symptoms : Purulent discharges from prepuce. 



Treatment : After thoroughly cleaning prepuce 

 out with tepid water pumped into sac with syringe, 

 syringe twice a day into the passage from one 

 to four x tablespoonfuls following lotion : — 



Recipe : 



Chinosol, 6 grains. 



Water to 8 ounces. 



Mix. 



Sometimes this complaint is very obstinate. 

 In such cases the base of the penis should be ex- 

 posed and painted with a four per cent, solution 

 of nitrate silver. Repeat twice a week. 



Baldness: See Alopecia. 



Bed-sores : 



Symptoms: Dogs, after severe illness, when 

 they have become very thin, often have large, 

 unhealthy-looking, offensive-smelling wounds, or 

 ulcers form on the hips, points of the buttocks, 

 shoulder, and other parts. 



Treatment: Well foment and thoroughly 

 clean parts with a warm saturated solution of 

 boracic acid or Pearson's fluid diluted sixty 

 times with warm water two or three times 

 daily. Gently dry and then freely dust over 

 with powdered boracic acid or amyloform powder. 

 Take pressure off wound by encircling it with 

 a ring of thick felt fixed with some adhesive 

 material. In obstinate cases powdered iodoform 



1 According to the size of the dog. See p. 86. 



