254 THEORY AND PRACTICE 



After removing the object, treat with anodyne and mucilag- 

 inous substances. Common salt and distilled water are good 

 to allay the inflammation. Use one-half dram to the pint of 

 water. The white of an egg introduced into the eye is also 

 good — it lubricates the surface and relieves the irritation. Lin- 

 seed tea or a grain of linseed introduced into the eye is good. 

 In a very bad case keep the animal in the dark and apply cocaine 

 occasionally. 



FUNGUS HAEMATOIDES. 



This is a bleeding fungus. It is a medullary soft cancer often 

 seen in cattle. It usually starts in small purplish spots on the 

 conjunctiva. It is malignant and spreads through the eye, often 

 working back to and through the bone. The putrefactive matter 

 of the ulceration causes cachexia and the animal may die from 

 the absorption of the products of cytolysis. 



The only hope is to remove the growth In the early stage. 

 If the eye is involved remove it and cauterize. When the granu- 

 lations fill up the eye about one-half, use the white lotion to pre- 

 vent further growth. The animal should be sent to the abbatoir 

 on account of the liability of recurrence. 



ENTROPIUM. 



Entropium is the turning in of one eyelid or both. They 

 bring the eyelashes in contact with the eye and irritate it. The 

 cornea is more or less cloudy and there is a discharge of muco- 

 purulent matter from the eye, giving the animal a disagreeable 

 appearance. 



The treatment is surgical and involves the removal of an 

 eliptical section from the eyelids, thus shortening them up. The 

 result of the operation as a rule is pleasing. The condition is 

 very common in dogs. 



