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EPILEPSY. Dogs are peculiarly liable to this trouble. The symptoms are 

 sudden loss of sensation, a violent convulsive action of the muscles, both of the 

 body and limbs, champing of the jaws and emission of froth from the mouth, the 

 tongue may get cut by the involuntary action of the jaw and being tinged .with 

 blood adds to the fears of those ignorant of the disease, and from this unfounded 

 alarm the dog may be supposed 'to be mad (?) and the poor fellow killed. See 

 treatment under head of Epileptic Fits. 



EYE, DISEASES OF THE. Dogs are subject to all eye troubles that humans 

 are, and perhaps more so. Eye troubles I have had great success in treating, and 

 when I see them appear in a dog I am not at all worried. They must be cared for 

 at once, however. Accidents to the eye are not uncommon, as from scratches by a 

 cat. injuries from a blow, or in fighting. In such cases the first thing to do is to 

 bathe it with warm water for from fifteen to thirty minutes, this to reduce the 

 swelling and inflammation which follows. If the injury is great, a veterinarian 

 had best be called in b"ut otherwise Eberhart's Eye Lotion, "No. 1'' or "No. 2." can 

 be used three to four times daily with good results. 



EBERHART'S EYE LOTION No. 1. 



Cocaine 10 grains 



Sulphate of zinc ., 10 grains 



Rose water, imported 2 ounces 



Now, as to ther above, this is the one I had in First Edition of this book, only 

 there T had in it 38 grains of cocaine, instead of 10 grains, as in this. Under the 

 old formula I used it for years, and with it I saved the sight of hundreds of dogs. 

 A great many druggists throughout the country who were not quite "up-to-ate" 

 actually refused to fill it for fear of so much cocaine "killing or ruining the sight of 

 the dog,'' etc., which necessitated the readers of the book writing to me of this, and 

 "if 38 grains was not a mistake.'" This was all nonsense and ignorance on the part 

 of their druggist, as the pure crystals of cocaine can even be safely put into the 

 eye, and is so used by occulists in the eyes of people. However, I have since found 

 out that so much cocaine is not necessary, ten grains being enough, which also 

 lessens cost of prescription, as cocaine is a costly article, so that in this edition 

 I have made it less, but it will do the work just as well. 



A lady living near New York had a Blenheim spaniel that was nearly blind 

 from diseased eyes. She took it to a celebrated s occuliist of New York, who pro- 

 nounced it a hopeless case, telling her that the dog would go totally blind, and 

 very soon. She wrote me and I sent her this prescription, and in a couple of 

 weeks her dog's eyes were as sound and well as any dog's eves ever were. The 

 dog's eyes were apparently nearly dropping out of its head, and looked as if you 

 could knock them off with your finger, when she took him to this eye doctor. 

 When she, after the cure, showed the dog to the doctor he could hardly believe it 

 was the same dog, and said: "Well, it's simply wonderful." 



Now here is 



EBERHART'S EYE LOTION "NO. 2." 

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Acid boracic '. 10 grains 



Cocaine ; 9 grains 



Sulphate of zinc 2 grains 



Aqua camphor 1 tablespoonful 



Aqua rosa 1 tablespoonful 



