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When th^se are perceived, the ears should be well washed 

 with warm water and soap ; and then syringed out with a so- 

 lution of sugar of lead, in the proportion of about a teaspoon- 

 ful of the lead to one pint of distilled water. If distilled water 

 cannot, be procured, use rain-water. Besides this, the washing 

 should be repeated twice or thrice daily, and the bowels of the 

 dog kept open by a daily laxative ; if these remedies fail, a 

 seton must be run through the back of the neck, and strong 

 doses of aloes given every second day. If you can, apply to 

 a veterinary surgeon. 



JAUNDICE. 



The dog appears very subject to this disease. Its symptoms 

 are obvious. The conjunctiva, or " white of the eye," be- 

 comes suffused with a yellow hue, and soon after, the same 

 hue spreads over all the skin ; the nose and mouth are dry 

 and parched; the dog loses appetite; seeks concealment; 

 becomes weak and emaciated ; vomits greenish matter, some- 

 times tinged with blood ; loses consciousness ; dies. 



Much depends on taking this disease in time ; but it is so 

 insidious and deceptive in its advances, that two or three weeks 

 often elapse before its discovery. In such cases the animal is 

 lost. 



If early perceived, give Epsom salts, combined with muci- 

 lage of gum arabic, or very well-boiled gruel. If you think 

 the disease has only just made its appearance, an emetic will 

 be of great service, and common salt will answer the purpose, 

 if nothing else is at hand. Small doses of calomel and colo- 

 cynth, in the form of pill, given at night, and followed by an 

 aperient in the morning, will generally prove successful. If 

 much fever be present, bleeding should be resorted to. 



When appetite returns, the food should be light, and given 

 in small quantities 



WORMS. 



The dog is very subject to the accumulation of worms in 

 .he intestines. They are of three kinds : Ascarides, or small 

 threadlike worms, not more than half an inch in length. 

 These are chiefly present in the rectum ; and hence the ordi- 

 nary symptoms of their presence is the dog dragging his fun. 

 dament along the ground. Puppies are very subject to these 

 worms. 



