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95 [Ear 



Recipe : The Ointment : 



Salicylic Acid, - - - 10 grains. 



Vaseline, .... ^ drachms. 



Carefully mix. Apply with camel's-hair brush. 



As it is very difficult to destroy the eggs of 

 these parasites, it is advisable, even after the 

 irritation has ceased, to continue the ointment 

 two or three times a week for some time, so as 

 to destroy the parasites as they hatch. 



Ear, Cyst in the Flap of: 



Symptoms : Dogs with long ears are more 

 subject to this complaint than others. It is 

 generally caused by a bruise of some kind. A 

 swelling forms on the inside of the flap of the 

 ear, often extending all over the surface. It is 

 very painful, and the dog will hold the head on 

 one side, and cry out when touched. 



Treatment : Often, if attended to immediately 

 after it occurs, the swelling may be dispersed 

 by hot poppy-head fomentations, made by boiling 

 a couple of crushed poppy-heads in a quart of 

 water for ten minutes, and then straining. If 

 the swelling does not disappear in a couple of 

 days, it should be freely opened on the inside 

 at the lowest part — that is towards the point of 

 the flap. The wound must be kept open by 

 being plugged by a piece of lint, or inserting a 

 small tube, which should be fixed in with a 

 stitch. The wound must be kept open for some 

 days, or else the fluid will collect again. 



It is advisable in these cases to make the dog 

 wear a cap as depicted in the illustration, and 



