424 Diseases of Dogs. 



This is for the flap of the ear. But the real seat of the 

 disease is inside the ear, and for that we must use the fol- 

 lowing canker wash : — 



Take Lead water, 



Pure soft water, equal parts. 



Two persons will be required to apply this properly. The 

 one must hold the muzzle of the dog with one hand, and 

 have the root of the ear in the hollow of the other, and be- 

 tween the first finger and the thumb. The other must then 

 pour the liquid into the ear; half a teaspoonful will usually 

 be sufficient. After one ear is done, let it be covered closely 

 with the flap, and the other side of the head turned upward, 

 without releasing the dog. This is to be repeated three 

 times daily, and the result will certainly be a complete cure. 

 To hasten this, however, it is well to give the dog very little 

 meat, and to keep him on a vegetable diet. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES. 



Causes. — Dogs are quite subject to inflamed eyes, from 

 dust, injury and sympathetic affections. 



Treatment. — Search should be made for any foreign 

 body and this removed if present. We recommend dogs to 

 be chloroformed for this operation. When the inflammation 

 is a symptom of some other disease, it is best to let it alone, 

 as it will disappear as the dog recovers. In other cases, a 

 square of old linen may be doubled several times and may 

 be wet with one of the following lotions, with which the eyes 

 may be freely bathed : — 



Eye Washes. 



