Discharge] 64 [Discharge 



Diet: If the patient has been kept on a 

 milk food, discontinue this, and give scraped 

 lean raw meat, a small quantity four times a 

 day ; but when a meat diet has been given 

 and the diarrhoea continues, then give milk 

 with Benger's food or Plasmon. In very 

 obstinate cases from a quarter 1 to one grain 

 of grey powder once or twice a day for three 

 days is often useful. 



Discharge from Ear (Canker): 



Symptoms : The canal of the ear is red, 

 inflamed, and painful ; in slight cases there 

 is often a brownish discharge ; in chronic and 

 severe cases the discharge is foetid and generally 

 purulent, and may be tinged with blood. In 

 these cases the ears are very painful, and the 

 dog cries when he shakes his head. 



Treatment: In very mild cases cleaning the 

 ears daily with a weak solution of Condy's fluid 

 will often effect a cure ; but if the ears are in 

 flamed after cleaning them the canal should be 

 painted twice a day with the following lotion : — 



Recipe : Lotion for Ears : 



Benzoated Oxide of Zinc Ointment, - 2 drachms. 

 Almond Oil, - - - • - - * ounce. 

 Well mixed. 



Each time before dressing the ears they 

 should be carefully wiped out with medicated 

 cotton wool. 



In bad cases, when the discharge is purulent, 

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



