310 THE DOG IN DISEASE. 



One of the most useful remedies is the yellow oxide-of- 

 mercury ointment recommended for granular lids below. 

 A small quantity of calomel dusted over the ulcers often 

 does good. 



Granular Lids. A condition resulting from long-con- 

 tinued irritation of the mucous membrane, with more or 

 less prominent elevations on the inside of the lids. These 

 are a source of no little irritation to the cornea, and the 

 eye as a whole. 



Treatment. At first a gentle application of a smooth 

 crystal of sulphate of copper, and, immediately after, wash- 

 ing over the everted lids with a camel' s-hair pencil dipped 

 in water. 



The upper lid is easily everted with a little practice 

 by placing a rather small pencil or pen-handle over it 

 and then seizing the edge of the lid and lashes and turn- 

 ing it back. The lower lid can readily be drawn from the 

 eyeball or everted in a similar way. 



A most useful application is an ointment made from 

 the amorphous yellow oxide of mercury, one to three 

 grains to one drachm of vaseline. A piece the size of a 

 hemp-seed suffices for a single application. 



The same treatment is excellent for opacities of the 

 cornea, which are apt to result from granular lids or in- 

 flammation of the cornea itself. 



The latter occurs during distemper, the whole cornea 

 becoming cloudy or steamy in appearance. Generally it 

 clears up without local treatment being specially directed 

 to it. 



Iritis. Inflammation of the iris may occur independ- 

 ently, or as a complication of other diseases of the eye. 



