186 KENNEL DISEASES. 
CHAPTER II. 
GRANULAR LIDS. 
A FREQUENT consequence of neglected catarrhal inflammation of the conjunc- 
tiva of the eye is known as granular lids, an affection in which the lining mem- 
brane, instead of being of the natural color, is of deep red hue and velvety 
appearance, with elevations, or what seem minute bodies, so-called granulations, 
which have aptly been likened to the spawn of fish or frogs. 
The bacterial origin of this disease is accepted by many authors. It is 
rarely met with except in dogs in poor general health, ill-fed, and otherwise 
abused. If unchecked, the conjunctiva becomes thickened, the cornea ulcer- 
ated or cloudy, and vision much impaired or almost wholly destroyed. 
Treatment should be administered by a physician ; but a solution of the sul- 
phate of zinc, two grains to one ounce of water, can be advantageously dropped 
into the eye several times daily. At night the lids should be lubricated with 
some simple ointment. 
The application of more powerful remedies, sulphate of copper crayon, or 
alum in stick form, will probably be necessary. Antiseptic washes containing 
boric acid, eight grains to one ounce of distilled water, or eucalyptol in hama- 
melis water, a teaspoonful to a gill of the latter, are valuable. 
BLEPHARITIS CILIARIS. 
Dogs that are ill-kept, especially in filthy kennels, and are poor in health, 
sometimes have the edges of their lids inflamed and covered by a thick secre- 
tion which forms crusts about the roots of the lashes. This affection is also 
observed as a sequel to severe and prolonged diseases, of which distemper is a 
notable illustration. 
Cleanliness is of great importance in the treatment, and can best be attained 
by bathing the lids with an alkaline wash made by dissolving one teaspoonful of 
common baking-soda in a pint of tepid water. This should be used upon linen 
rags, by rubbing the lids until the crusts are all removed. Then, after drying, 
vaselin or cold cream should be applied. In severe cases, and in all of long 
standing, simple ointments will not be powerful enough, and one composed of 
