52 MANAGEMENT OF HOUNDS. 



Dogs are very subject to canker in the ear, which if 

 not speedily cured will cause deafness ; and I have known 

 it break out when neglected into sores all over the ears, 

 head, and neck. Spaniels and Newfoundland dogs are 

 more subject to this than other dogs. Give from two to 

 four grains of calomel at night, and some Epsom salts in 

 the morning ; afterwards sulphur, two or three times a 

 week. An ounce of sugar of lead, dissolved in a quart 

 of rose water or rain water, makes a good lotion, and if 

 persevered in for a few days will effect a cure. Shake 

 the bottle well before using it, then warm one or two 

 teaspoonsful of the liquid, and gently insert it into the 

 ear. 



When dogs are affected by the red mange I commence 

 with bleeding and a dose of calomel afterwards, then give 

 a teaspoonful of jEthiop's mineral every other night for 

 a week, or a teaspoonful of powdered nitre, one of 

 sulphur, and one of cream of tartar, mixed up together 

 in lard. Dress with the following ointment : two parts 

 of rape oil, one of spirits of turpentine, a small quantity 

 of soft soap dissolved with the turpentine, and a sufficient 

 quantity of sulphur to make it as thick as cream. For 

 swellings or sore breasts in bitches, which often arise 

 from neglect when their puppies are removed, the follow- 

 ing is an excellent recipe, and will draw to a he'ad as well 

 as heal : a spoonful of honey, one of flour, one of sweet 

 oil, one of weak white wine, and an egg, yolk and white. 

 Put these all together in a saucepan over the fire, and 

 keep stirring it o?ie ivay all the time till it is thick. Use 

 it as a poultice warm twice a day till the swelling breaks, 

 dress with it in the same manner till the wound is per- 

 fectly cleansed ; then spread the same cold as a salve on 



