388. INFLAMMATIONS. 
the gums, attended with a collection of tartar about the roots of 
the teeth. Decayed teeth are better extracted, but the tartar, 
when it produces inflammation, may be removed by instruments 
if it is considered worth the trouble. By carefully scraping the 
teeth there is little or. no difficulty in removing it if the dog’s 
head is held steadily, but few people are handy enough with the 
necessary tools to effect this, excepting those who make a busi- 
ness of the art; and if the dog is so highly valuéd as to make it 
desirable to incur the expense, he should be taken to a veterinary 
surgeon. A lotion composed of 1 part of a solution of chlorinated 
soda, 1 part of tincture of myrrh, and 6 parts of water will 
be afterwards of service if the teeth are occasionally brushed 
with it. When puppies are shedding their milk teeth it often 
happens that these are not easily got rid of, producing a good 
deal of soreness in the mouth, which prevents the puppy eating. 
In such a case the old tooth is better removed with a pair of 
forceps. x 
Blain is a watery swelling beneath the tongue, showing itself 
in several large vesicles containing straw-coloured lymph, which 
is sometimes stained with blood. When discovered, the treatment 
consists in pricking them with a lancet or penknife, after which 
the sores may be washed with the lotion given above. 
INFLAMMATIONS. 
Ozena is an inflamed state of the lining membrane of the nose, 
producing a stinking discharge from the nostrils. This is very 
. common in the pug-dog, and also more or less in toy-spaniels. 
There is little to be done in the way of treatment, but a solution 
of chloride of zinc (2 grains to the ounce of water) may be thrown 
up into the nostrils with a syringe. 
LARYNGITIS AND BRONCHOCELE. 
Laryngitis consists in inflammation of the top of the windpipe, 
where there is a very narrow passage for the air, and consequently 
where a slight extra contraction caused by swelling is necessarily. 
