Blisters] ^6 [Blood Poisoning 



Treatment: Cut blister, squeeze out contents, 

 apply boracic ointment on lint, and bandage. 



Blisters, To Apply : It is somewhat difficult to 

 raise a good blister on a dog — much more so than 

 on a horse, or even a person ; but a fluid called 

 liquor epipasticus will do so if properly applied. 

 The hair should at first be cut off closely from 

 the part where it is intended to apply the blister ; 

 the skin should be then thoroughly washed with 

 warm water and soap, and afterwards well dried. 

 Then the blister should be rubbed on with a 

 piece of wool tied around a stick for about five 

 minutes. The person applying the blister should 

 be careful not to get any of it on his fingers, as 

 it may make them very sore. Over the blister 

 put a piece of either grease-proof paper or brown 

 paper, and apply a bandage. This blister is very 

 poisonous, and the dog must not be allowed to 

 lick it on any account. The next day, if the skin 

 is not well blistered, rub in for two or three 

 minutes a little red blister ointment. Forty-eight 

 hours after the first application of the blister it may 

 be washed off, the parts carefully dried with a soft 

 cloth, and then anointed with boracic ointment. 



Blood Poisoning : 



Symptoms: Rise of temperature, 104 deg. F. 

 and over ; shivering, vomiting, congested eye, 

 thirst. If complaint goes on for some time, ulcers 

 form in mouth, and breath becomes very foetid. 

 Often caused by retention of a dead puppy, or 

 urine, diseased kidneys, also inflammation of 

 womb (metritis) from bitch taking cold when on 

 heat. May follow severe and deep bites. 



