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Sig. : Apply to the eyes, after they have been cleansed 

 with warm water, frequently, being careful that none 

 enters the dog's mouth. 



Prevention of the spread of the disease and disin- 

 fection are of vital importance. There are many ways of 

 accomplishing this. The plan we are most inclined to is 

 the following : 



1. Have a small separate kennel or hospital into which 

 cases of suspected distemper may be put for observation. 



2. House all distemper cases during the whole course 

 of the illness in a separate kennel. 



It is preferable to have both of these comfortable but 

 cheap structures, that may be burned when they have been 

 used a good deal, or, better, after each outbreak, if extensive. 



No dog should be allowed to mingle with others, how- 

 ever well he may seem, so long as he has any discharge 

 from nose or eyes, and never before from four to eight 

 weeks have elapsed. After the nose and eyes have been 

 specially disinfected by washings or injections of a suitable 

 liquid, the animal should be well washed all over, the 

 water being medicated with carbolic acid, cresol, etc. 



If the kennels that have been used as hospitals can not 

 be burned, they should be disinfected, and this should be 

 of the most thorough kind, not relying on one method 

 alone. 



The walls and floors may be washed and scrubbed in 

 the ordinary way, and afterward with a strong solution of 

 carbolic acid, corrosive sublimate, or chlorinated lime, 

 some hydrochloric acid being added to the water ; then let 

 chlorinated lime be laid upon the floors, the building 



tightly closed, and diluted hydrochloric acid sprinkled on 

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