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commonly met with in high-bred puppies, whose constitutions are 
of great delicacy ; and I have known a whole litter carried off, one 
after the other, in this way. As far as I know, no remedy is of any 
avail; but bleeding, blistering, and purgatives are said to have 
restored some few cases. he seton, also, has been recommended, 
and is, in my opinion, more likely than any other remedy to pro- 
duce a cure, taking care to keep the strength supported against 
the lowering effects of this remedy. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE. 
Ophthalmia, or simple inflammation of the eyes, is very common 
in the dog, especially in the latter stages of distemper, when the 
condition of this organ is often apparently hopeless; though a 
little patience will show that no mischief eventually occurs. On 
more than one occasion I have saved puppies from a watery grave 
whose eyes were said to be hopelessly gone; but without any 
remedy being applied locally, and simply by attending to the 
general health, the organ has recovered its transparency, and the 
sight has become as good as ever. The appearance of this form, 
as seen in distemper, consists in an unnatural bluish redness of 
the “‘ white” of the eye, together with a film over the transparent 
part, which may or may not show red vessels spreading over it. 
There is great intolerance of light, with a constant watering ; and 
if the eye is opened by force the dog resists most strenuously, 
giving evidence of pain from exposure to the rays of the sun. 
This state resembles the “strumous ophthalmia” of children, and 
may be ¢reatea in the same way, by the internal use of tonics, the 
pills (62) being especially serviceable. In the ordinary ophthalmia 
the “white” of the eye is of a brighter red, and tke lids are more 
swollen, while the discharge is thicker, and the intolerance of 
light is not so great. The treatment here which is most likely to 
be of service is of the ordinary lowering kind, exactly the reverse 
of that indicated above. Purgatives, low diet, and sometimes 
bleeding will be required, together with local washes, such as 
(55) or (56).: If the eyes still remain covered with a film, a: seton 
may be inserted in the back of the neck with advantage, and kept 
open for two or three months. 
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