62 EVERYTHING ABOUT DOGS. 



WEAKNESS IN EYES. See WATERY OR WEEPING EYES. ' 



EYELIDS, INVERSION OF THE LOWER LID OF. This causes serious 

 trouble, opthalmia, etc. An operation is the only means of cure, which should be 

 performed by a skilled veterinarian, as in unskilled hands serious mischief would 

 arise. A piece of skin is removed below the eye, and a small muscle, which is 

 responsible for the turning in of the eye, is severed. The wound should not be 

 sutured, but allowed to heal under a scab, which helps to pull the eyelid outward 

 and slightly downward, relieving the condition naturally. 



IRITIS, OR INFLAMMATION OF THE IRIS, is sometimes seen in dogs. The 

 iris being the membrane that gives the color to the eye, in the center of which is 

 the pupil. Deep-seated inflammation is usually the cause, or by direct violence. 

 Symptoms are contraction of the pupil, which does not have the same power as 

 usual of contracting and dilating to regulate the amount of light to be admitted; 

 tears flow over lid, light is avoided, and the eye is bloodshot. If the inflammation 

 increases and is prolonged, the usual termination would be suppuration (formation 

 of matter), and the loss of sight. First place the dog in a darkened kennel or 

 room, apply hot fomentations continuously to the eye, and introduce sulphate of 

 atropine into the organ. Discs of sulphate of atropine you can get at your drug- 

 gist's, with instructions how to use. 



EYELASHES, TURNED IN. This occurs occasionally, the eyelash may grow 

 across the pupil, interfering with the dog's comfort and vision. In ordinary cases 

 simply clipping with the scissors will do, but sometimes excision and cauterization 

 of the part is necessary. Either of my Eye Lotions to be used if inflammation is 

 present. 



HAW, ENLARGEMENT OF. The haw, or third eyelid, as it is sometimes 

 called, is a fold of membrane situated at the inner corner of the eye, capable of 

 expansion, and is used to sweep across the globe of the eye to cleanse it from flies, 

 dirt or other foreign bodies that have blown in. This membrane, from constitu- 

 tional causes, from blows or irritation from extraneous matter lodged in the eye, 

 becomes inflamed and enlarged, which interferes with the sight, preventing the 

 eyelids from closing. My Eye Lotion No. 1 would do good here also, the treatment 

 being astringent lotions, lunar caustic, or cutting off the excrescent growth, accord- 

 ing to the circumstances of the case. 



OPHTHALMIA. What is called the conjunctiva is the mucous membrane that 

 lines the inner surface of the eyelids, and as its name imports, joints these with the 

 eyeball, and opthalmia is an inflammation of this mucous membrane. This is a 

 disease unfortuately common in dogs; It varies greatly in severity, and in some 

 cases, when arising from constitutional causes, becomes chronic. Sporting dogs 

 have been said to be more liable to it than other breeds, but I do riot think so, 

 and I believe the idea originated from the fact that these have generally been more 

 exposed to circumstances exciting it than other breeds. From my own experience, 

 I am inclined to think it is more prevalent in pugs and other pets overfed, and con- 

 sequently liable to frequent derangement of the digestive organs. 



Anything that will set up local irritation, as the intrusion of dust, flies, etc., 

 or the scratch of a cat, or a blow, exposure to sudden and extreme changes of tem- 

 perature as plunging into or being thrown into cold water when heated and ex- 

 cessive exertion is occasionally a cause, but the most common sources are the 

 vapors of foul kennels or hot stables, and derangement of the digestive organs; an 

 inverted eyelash may occasion it, 



