42G DOGS : THEIR MANAGEMENT. 



applying these lotions. Two persons will be required in 

 order to accomplish the operation. The surgeon must 

 hold the muzzle of the dog with one hand, and have the 

 root of the ear in the hollow of the other, and between 

 the first finger and the thumb. The assistant must then 

 pour the liquid into the ear ; half a tea-spoonful will 

 usually be sufficient. The surgeon, without quitting the 

 dog, will then close the ear, and mould it gently until the 

 liquid has insinuated itself as deeply as possible into the 

 passages of the ear." 



The warming of the fluid I find to be unnecessary ; 

 and there is something to be added to the above direc- 

 tion, when the wash I advise is employed. After one ear 

 is done, let it be covered closely with the flap, and the 

 other side of the head turned upward without releasing the 

 dog. When both are finished, take a firm hold of the dog, 

 and fling him away to any distance the strength you pos- 

 sess is capable of sending the animal ; for the instant the 

 dog is loose, it will begin shaking its head, and, as the can- 

 ker-wash I employ contains lead, wherever a drop falls, a 

 white mark or spot, as the liquid dries, will be left behind. 



CANKEB WASH. 



liiquor plumbi 

 Aqua distil. . 



> Of both equal parts. 



Youatt speaks of the liquor plumbi as a dangerous 

 agent to the dog, and advises for canker that a scruple be 

 mixed with an ounce of water ; but in opposition to that 

 esteemed author's recommendation, I have employed the 



