436 DOGS : THEIR MANAGEMENT. 



the fact, be convinced. The dog in its wild state lives 

 by the chase, and therefore has Providence endowed his 

 visual organ with peculiarities which best enable it to 

 discover its prey ; at the same time, also, affording extra 

 scope of vision, or power of seeing around it, to the eye 

 of the animal. 



Owing to this peculiarity, the eye in consec[uence of a 

 bite may be forced out upon the cheek ; or, as once hap- 

 pened in my own experience, the use of tapes for the 

 purpose of giving medicine may be the cause of the in- 

 jury. Whenever this happens, procure a glass of clean 

 milk-warm water, and a piece of soft lint ; then wash the 

 eye ; when obtain a soft napkin ; let the eye be well . 

 greased with any mild and perfectly s\yeet ointment ; 

 wrap the napkin about the right hand, and with the fin- 

 gers thus encased, gently take hold of the ejected ball of 

 the eye, while the fingers of the left hand are employed 

 in raising the lid of the emptied orbit ; then applying 

 gentle but adequate force, and at the same time giving 

 to the wrist of the right hand a rotatory motion, the eye 

 will at once assume its proper place. The use of the eye 

 lotion and wash will perform all that the after symptoms 

 may require. 



Dogs are often brought to us because the animal has 

 been taking liberties with the cat ; which mistress puss has 

 turned to resent, and her paw — the claws in the moment 

 of irritation being out^has unfortunately scratched the 

 dog's eye. When consulted on such a subject, the eye 

 lotion No. 1 is in most instances all tliat is required ; for 



