158 RECIPES. 



Sore Feet. 



Butter-milk, greasy pot-liquor, or water-gruel, are 

 the best remedies to apply to dogs' feet that have be- 

 come sore from travelling, or the hardness of the 

 ground : some apply brine, but this is apt to inflame 

 them if used before the feet are healed. The dog should 

 be kept at home, or his feet be wrapped up till they 

 are healed ; when brine and vinegar may be applied to 

 harden them. 



To cure the External Canker in the Ear. 



Pulverize a piece of alum, the size of a large walnut ; 

 boil it in half a pint of water ; clean the scabs of the 

 ear, and apply it with a large piece of sponge, as hot as 

 possible : hold the sponge on till cool. Repeat it two 

 or three times each day, till it is cured. Butter of anti- 

 mony, diluted in milk, till it is the thickness of cream, 

 will cure it. 



Or half an ounce of red precipitate, finely levigated, 

 and made into an ointment with two ounces of hogs' 

 lard. 



Canker in the Ear. 



A mixture of soap and brandy, to be poured into the 

 ear, and w r ell rubbed into the external parts; it may be 

 diluted with one-third water, if necessary. Particular 

 care must be taken to protect the dog's eyes. 



