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with long ears, are subject to this disease. The 

 dog shakes and scratches his ear ; the parts 

 are inflamed ; he often holds the head on one 

 side, and in most cases there is a thick brownish 

 discharge. In many cases it assumes the form 

 of eczema, and dogs subject to this disease 

 more often have attacks in the spring and 

 autumn than at any other time. 



Treatment : The following lotion should be 

 applied two or three times a day with a camel's- 

 hair brush to all the red parts, and also down 

 into the ear as far as it will go. After a day 

 or two the ear should be cleaned out with 

 some medicated wool twisted around the point 

 of a bodkin or anything of that kind. 



Recipe : 



Oxide of Zinc Ointment, - 2 drachms. 



Almond Oil, 1 ounce. 



Well mix. 



In addition to using; the lotion, oive the 

 dog some cooling medicine, as from 3 grains 1 

 to one scruple of sulphate of magnesia, and 

 half the quantity of bicarbonate of potash, 

 twice a day with the food. The lotion and 

 medicine should be continued as loner as the 

 dog shows any irritation of the ear. 



In neglected cases of canker, ulcers form low 

 down in the ear, causing a mattery, offensive 

 discharge. In these cases different treatment 

 is required. The ear should be syringed 



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



