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have become considerably darker than natural, and 

 the opening may appear clogged with dark pigment, 

 which may be actually black. 



Water and fomentations of all kinds must be avoided. 

 It is very possible to wash off the ear of the dog with 

 soap and warm water, which invariably aggravates the 

 disease ; and the editor of the present volume has not 

 encountered a single case where benefit has resulted 

 from such applications. 



The canker in the ear of the dog is strictly a local 

 annoyance. It is caused by over-feeding. Long- 

 eared dogs, as spaniels, are very liable to it; and in 

 proportion to the length of the flap, is the intensity of 

 the foetor, which is one of the symptoms of the dis- 

 ease. To save the animal she is fond of those suffer- 

 ings that attend a most irritating disorder, the lady 

 should exercise discretion when proportioning the 

 food of her favourite. It is entirely caused by over- 

 feeding, or by grossness of body. If canker be 

 wrongly treated, it is not altogether free from danger. 

 The canal of the ear becomes full of a black pigment, 

 which no washing can remove. The head is at length 

 continuously lowered upon the side of the disease, and 

 after some time the animal lies down to nurse its 

 ear upon the paws. While doing this, a low whine is 

 uttered ; and if the evident signs of misery are longer 

 neglected, the canker at last finds its way to the brain, 

 and the dog perishes raving mad, but not hydrophobic, 

 or rather in a rabid condition. 



All this may be hindered, however, by a cleanly 

 and a simple remedy, that converts the unhealthy back 

 secretion into a sort of white curd, which, although 



