7 o A MANUAL OF TOY DOGS 



cases, will effect a cure. Never attempt to put any hard 

 instrument, or, indeed, any instrument at all, other than 

 the soft suppleness of a feeling finger, into a dog's ear. 



If the trouble has gone on a good while, and there 

 is much brown discharge, it will be necessary to use a 

 lotion. First of all use the ointment, as described, and 

 clear away as much of the softened discharge as possible 

 by this means, being, of course, exceedingly gentle in 

 your manipulation, for these, at best, are very tender 

 parts. Then take the following lotion : Warm water, 

 \ pt. ; Goulard's extract of lead, i tablespoonful ; 

 powdered boracic acid, J dr. The boracic powder to 

 be added to the water first, and the Goulard after, and 

 the whole on no account to be used otherwise than 

 nicely warm, or it will cause pain. The bottle can, of 

 course, be filled at once, and a little of the contents 

 warmed for use as needed. Lay the patient down 

 on the sound side, with the bad ear uppermost, and 

 get someone to hold him firmly. Then gently pour 

 about half to one teaspoonful of the warm lotion into 

 the ear, and work it about from outside. Keep him 

 lying still for three or five minutes, then let him go, 

 and fly ! For he will shake the superfluous lotion all 

 over you if you are not cautious. A great deal of 

 remonstrant ploughing about generally follows, but the 

 application does not really cause any pain, and will 

 soon cure if persevered with twice a day for a week 

 or so. Such frightful and almost, if not quite, incur- 

 able cases as one sometimes meets with in sporting 

 dogs, where the ears have become thoroughly diseased 

 from, in the first place, getting wet and dirty, and being 

 subsequently neglected, are, I rejoice to say, unknown 

 among well-cared-for toys. 



People are sometimes alarmed because their puppies' 

 ears do not stand erect when they should, or are pointing 

 ing all directions but the right when they should drop. 

 This is a common thing enough during teething, and 

 will generally come quite right later on. If it does 

 not, no active remedy by operation is permissible 



