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the disease for a time. Removing the diseased 

 glands by operation is not of any use. 



Glaucoma : 



Symptoms : The white of the eye is very red, 

 and the ball is distended and painful on pressure. 

 The eye loses clearness. Disease usually begins 

 in one eye, but the other often gets affected later. 



Treatment : Foment frequently with hot poppy- 

 head tea, made by boiling for a few minutes in 

 a quart of water two crushed poppy-heads and 

 then strain through fine muslin. The tea should 

 be applied as hot as the dog can comfortably 

 bear it. Also apply the following drops : — 



Recipe : 



Dionin, 2 grains. 



Pilocarpine, 1 grain. 



Sulphate Eserine, \ grain. 



Distilled Water to - - - 4 drachms. 



Two drops to be placed in the eye three or 

 four times a day. 



Glaucoma often requires surgical treatment, as 

 puncturing the eye just where the schlerotic coat 

 joins the cornea. Sometimes it is necessary 

 to remove the eyeball, and this often has the 

 advantage of preventing the other eye becoming 

 affected. 



Gleet : See Balantitis. 



Goitre : 



Symptoms : A swelling, varying in size from 

 a pigeon's to a goose's egg, situated low down 

 in the neck, due to enlargement of the thyroid 

 gland. Almost always both lobes of the gland 



