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to know how to act if unfortunately they should be visited by so 

 terrible a disease ; but I have chiefly directed my attention to 

 the most important part of all the recognition of the disease 

 itself. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE AND EAR. 



I have already alluded to the inflammation of the eye, ac- 

 companying distemper and to malignant disease of the organ, 

 and therefore I may omit their consideration at present. But, 

 besides these conditions, we find occasionally the following states 

 of this necessary part of the greyhound's structure. The most 

 common form is simple ophthalmia, arising from cold, in which the 

 white eye of the eye becomes red and swollen, and there are often 

 red lines crossing the transparent cornea, which is more or less 

 white and opaque, with or without ulceration. When an ulcer 

 occurs it often eats through the cornea, and the contents of the 

 eye escape, with total loss of sight. It is, therefore, highly 

 necessary to guard against so fatal an accident. There is generally 

 a good deal of mucus between the lids, and considerable intolerance 

 of light, 



THE TREATMENT should be conducted with a due regard to the 

 severity of the attack. Where the animal is in high condition, 

 and the symptoms are very severe, it is necessary to take blood 

 from the neck, and to follow this up with 5 grains of calomel and 



