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the bare spot once or twice a day with beneficial results. The hair will grow 

 out again in due time. Here is a good lotion that you can have made if you haven't 

 my skin remedy on hand- 



Lotion for Blotcli. Take carbolic acid and glycerine (British Pharmacopoeia), 

 loz.; laudanum, 2oz.;- water, lV 2 pts.; carbonate of potash, 2drs. It should be 

 applied over the whole surface of the skin affected twice a day, and the dog be 

 carefully washed every few days with soap and warm water, containing a teaspoon - 

 ful of carbonate of soda to every quart of water and afterwards very carefully 

 dried; this will muQh facilitate a cure. 



Of course, the kennel must be examined, any defective sanitary arrangements 

 altered, a"nd thorough cleanliness insisted on. The dog's bedding should be 

 changed at least every other day, and the proper use of disinfectants in and about 

 the kennel are of great use. 



BREEDING, TO PREVENT. To prevent a bitch from breeding after she has 

 gone astray, accidentally been bred, wash out the womb with a strong solution of 

 alum and water, using the ordinary syringe with the female point adjusted. The 

 sooner this is done after the act of coition the better. It will often prove successful, 

 especially if the bitch is in the early stages of oestrum. A fairly strong solution of 

 Condy's Fluid, with 5gr. of sulphate of zinc to each ounce, has also been success- 

 fully employed. 



Another, and very sure thing I have found is, as soon as they are loose, have 

 syringe ready, filled with pure cider vinegar, say half a tea-cup, hold bitch's hind 

 parts up and inject this in the vagina. The spermatazoa can not live in any acid 

 solution. 



BALDNESS. Smooth-coated toy dogs are often seen with hardly any coat. 

 Black and tan toy terriers especially, due to in-and-in breeding. It can also be the 

 result of deficient nutritive functions and debility. Clayton's condition pills for 

 small dogs should be given, or Sergeant's condition pills for larger dogs. ,Dress 

 the bare places with an ointment made of 



Tincture Cantharides -. 2 drams 



Vaseline 3 ounces 



Quinine 2% grains 



This is a good hair grower. 



BONES, INFLAMMATION OF THE See OSTITIS. 



BLOOD, POVERTY OF THE See ANAEMIA. 



BLOODY URINE. See HAEMATURIA. 



"BLAIN Is a name given to a vesicular swelling of the tongue along the sides 

 and underneath. It comes on suddenly, is most frequent in spring and summer, 

 and appears to be epidemic, many cases occurring in the same neighborhood at 

 the same time; it has not been shown to be contagious. Horses and cattle are 

 even more subject to it than dogs, and, although it is not a fatal disease, it is a 

 very troublesome one. 



"The symptoms appear without warning and apparently without cause. The 

 first thing generally observed is a considerable increase in the flow of saliva, 

 which dribbles from the mouth. The breath is foetid, and on examination the 

 tongue will be found considerably swollen, while if the disease has lasted any time 

 there will be observed large livid vesicles, which rupture, leaving ulcers; these 

 ultimately assume a. gangrenous form and discharge foetid matter tinged with 

 blood." 



