DOGS. loi 



If suspected to contain injurious matter, a pledget of tow dipped 

 in Elliman's should be pushed into them. 



Torn wounds are about the only ones that leave serious 

 blemishes on dogs. They may take the shape of a tongue, and 

 shrivel back instead of uniting with the opposite edge. 



DEAFNESS* 



Causes. — Some are born deaf, others become so from 

 canker and other diseases of the external ear. 



White dogs are more liable to deafness than others. The 

 reason is not known. 



Treatment. — The only measures occasionally rewarded with 

 success are the dressing of the inner ear with warm almond oil 

 for several nights, syringing out with warm water, drying inside, 

 and finishing off with a rub of Elliman's at the base of the ear. 



EAR, CANKER OR 



All dogs are liable to this offensive and painful malady, but 

 water dogs and poodles more so perhaps than other breeds. 



Causes. — It is distinctly hereditary in its tendency to develop 

 in some families. Going into the water and following in the 

 dust of a carriage will produce it; also accumulations of wax 

 and dirt, insects, &c. 



Treatment. — Soften the contents of the ear with warm oil 

 for two or three nights in succession. 



Clean out the debris with cotton wool on the end of a bone 

 penholder. Make a lotion of sulphate of zinc, boracic acid, and 

 glycerine. The proportions may be as follows: — Of the first 

 I drachm, the second ^ a drachm, the third ^ an ounce, to which 

 water should be added to the amount of four fluid ounces. 



Warm the lotion and pour in every night. 



Divert the inflammation by applying the Elliman's to the 

 base of the ear, but do not pour any inside. It should not be 

 used oftener than once a week. 



