Synovitis] 2 °7 [Tail 



Synovitis (Inflammation of a Joint) : 



Symptoms: Great lameness, the dog probably 

 not being able to put the leg to the ground at 

 all. The joint is much swollen, very painful, and 

 red. It is generally the result of an injury. 



Treatment : Give at once a dose of purgative 

 medicine, and use the following lotion : — 



Recipe : 



Goulard's Extract of Lead, - i drachm. 



Laudanum, .... 2 drachms. 



Distilled Water to - - - 6 ounces. 



Saturate a piece of lint sufficiently wide 

 to cover the joint, and long enough to go 

 round it ; cover over entirely with oil - silk, 

 and apply a bandage. The lotion should be 

 repeated every four or five hours. 



If, after the pain and inflammation has passed, 

 the joint remains swollen, rub sparingly into the 

 part once a day a liniment made with equal parts 

 of colourless tincture of iodine and soap liniment. 

 Should the joint become stiff and callous, it may 

 be necessary to apply a mercurial blister. 



Tail, Sores at the Tip of: 



Symptoms : Big dogs with long tails, especially 

 great Danes, and those confined in kennels, 

 frequently suffer from a sore at the tip of the 

 tail, which, in many cases, is most difficult to 

 cure. 



Treatment : Thoroughly cleanse the wound 

 with a solution of chinosol lotion, ten grains to 

 eight ounces of water, and when well dried, dust 



