182 KENNEL DISEASES. 
bathing with tepid water, and, the lids being forced apart, to apply to the eyeball 
every hour a solution composed of borax four grains, boric acid twelve grains, 
and distilled water one ounce. 
That the case under treatment is highly contagious must be kept in mind, the 
rags or bits of sponge used in bathing be destroyed, and cleanliness of the hands 
so carefully maintained that the eyes of the caretaker cannot be infected. Of 
supreme importance is the isolation of the patient, which should be promptly 
effected, for he is a menace to his kennel mates; and he should be kept in a 
room that is well disinfected. 
CHRONIC CONJUNCTIVITIS. 
Both catarrhal and purulent conjunctivitis may terminate in chronic inflam- 
mation, but such result is not common. Indeed, it but rarely occurs excepting 
in dogs which are ill-kept and suffer from a low state of general health. 
In this affection the lids remain red and swollen, and the eyes are irritable 
and weak. 
Cases of inflammation of deeper parts of the eye — which are more serious 
and require different treatment — may be mistaken for it, and medical advice 
should therefore be sought early. Some reliance may be placed on mild astrin- 
gents, as alum — two grains to an ounce of water — dropped into the eyes sev- 
eral times daily. In the more severe cases the outer surface of the lids may be 
painted every five or six hours with a solution made by adding two drops of 
Goulard’s extract— solution of subacetate of lead—to an ounce of water, a 
camel’s-hair brush being used; while at night the edges of the lids should be 
coated with vaselin, cold cream, or some bland, unirritating oil. 
The following ointment will often effect a cure more speedily than any other 
application: Of five per cent solution of corrosive sublimate, one drop; hydro- 
chlorate of cocaine, two grains; vaselin, sixty grains. Place a little of this in 
the inner corner of the eye, — on the eyeball, —close the lids and gently rub the 
outside of them for about two minutes. 
As the general health is usually poor it must be built up by generous feed- 
ing and hygienic means, such as exercise out-of-doors for a few minutes each 
day, proper ventilation of the kennels, and absolute cleanliness; while the 
bowels should be kept regular, the digestion active, etc. 
KERATITIS. 
Inflammation of the cornea, or keratitis, when localized and not associated 
with inflammation in other parts of the eye, is generally caused by direct injury, 
