Your Dog and Your Cat 



To prevent a canker from forming it is necessary 

 to clean out the ear occasionally. This is best accom- 

 plished after the bath in order that no water may be 

 left in the ear. A swab can be made by rolling a piece 

 of cotton around the end of an orangewood stick 

 or a match. A toothpick should not be used be- 

 cause it is too sharp and might injure the ear. By 

 means of the swab the outer canal of the ear can be 

 cleaned of dirt, discharge, and water, and then an 

 antiseptic talcum powder or dry boric acid can be 

 dusted into the ear. In animals that have been 

 troubled with canker it is well to plug the ears with 

 cotton previous to the bath, after which the ear 

 may be cleaned, if the trouble has already de- 

 veloped the treatment may be carried out in the 

 same way, but if the disease does not readily re- 

 spond, more vigorous methods must be employed. 

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Eyes 



The eyes of some dogs, especially toy poodles, 

 habitually discharge a watery secretion which stains 

 the hairs beneath a brownish color. Such eyes 

 should be washed daily with hot boric acid solu- 

 tion. The stain can be removed from the hair by 

 the application of hydrogen peroxide. The mem- 

 branes around the eye and sometimes the cornea of 

 the eye becomes inflamed in connection with a cold 

 or with distemper. For this the hot boric acid may 

 be used several times a day and in addition one or 



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