MEDICINAL TREATMENT 177 
especial reference to the hygienic and dietetic treatment 
of the patient, nothing more need be attempted at this 
stage, and unless complications arise, probably nothing 
more will be required. In the reverse case, other thera- 
peutic measures must be adopted as the symptoms arise, 
for the treatment of distemper is pecee ly entirely 
symptomatic. ae » bade 
Ocular Lesions.—Attention must be paid to eye dis- 
charges from the very beginning, for the reasons already 
stated in the chapter dealing with es ef the 
- (See also p. 161.) =. | --- -- 
Chenavas —Where sniceate is present, a ole 
tion composed-as under and applied three times per day 
is very effective ; in -fact, T-have- found: no- eye: Lotion. to 
equal it in most- cases:: 
~ PRESCRIPTION No. 1. 
‘B Zinci‘sulphatis ... ee ee ao tans Bie i 
Ac. boric. oie ss aes w. QT. X. 
Aquze dest. sib aise es Hoey Ble * 
M. ft, lotio. 
Boracic lotion (§ to 10 per cent.) may be used alone, and 
in all instances where aqueous solutions are employed 
on the eye these should always be warmed before appli- 
cation, as the dog does not then resent the operation so 
mitich, nor is the eye so sensitive to a warm solution as 
toa cold one. 
Tf the secretions are purulent and the inflammation of 
the conjunctiva is intense and obstinate in character, it is 
often advisable to paint the membrane with a solution of 
nitrate of silver (1 to 80) once daily for several days, 
followed shortly afterwards by a washing with a 2 per 
cent. solution of common-salt to neutralise the irritant 
action of the silver salt. Various other remedies may use- 
fully be employed, such as solutions of copper sulphate 
(2 per cent.), corrosive sublimate (o'02 per cent.), creolin 
12 
