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too, must be avoided on account of the danger to the 
eyes and to the thin-skinned, vulnerable parts, like the 
abdomen and scrotum; thus to be on the safe side we 
must rule out corrosive sublimate, carbolic acid, and 
Lysol. The recommended medicaments are: Sanitas, 
5 per cent. solution ; Jeyes’ Fluid, 5 to 10 per cent. solu- 
tion; Wright’s Coal Tar; and potassa sulphurata, about 
1 ounce to the gallon. — ee peed 
(c) IrR1IGATION or Wounps.—The wounds encountered 
in distemper are confined to the small subcutaneous 
abscesses, which only occasionally make their appear- 
ance, and to the lesions on the abdomen and thighs, 
produced by the rare exanthematous eruption. In the 
latter case, if much pus exudes and tends. to dry into 
scabs around the pustules, an antiseptic solution will be 
requisitioned to wash the parts clean, and for this we 
may use hydrogen peroxide, 5 to 10 per cent. solution in 
cold water; permanganate of potash, 1 per cent. solu- 
tion ; Sanitas, 5 per cent. solution; or the parts may be, 
painted with tincture of iodine. An antiseptic much 
employed during the war, both in human and animal 
practice, was Eusol, made by dissolving 12 grains each 
of good bleaching powder and boric acid in a litre of 
water, shaking frequently for two hours, and filtering. 
As a dry application, boracic acid 1, Sanitas powder 1, 
and Kaolin tro, is safe and effectual. For washing out 
abscess cavities, any of the liquids above mentioned 
may be tried, or preference given to Jeyes’ Fluid, 5 to 
10 per cent., or Kresophen, 5 per cent. 
(d) Antiseptic Eve anp Moutu Wasues.—No irritant 
application can be tolerated by that very sensitive organ, 
the eye; thus the universally adopted agent is a warm 
3 to 5 per cent. solution of boric acid, or 3 to 1 per cent. 
warm solution of potassium permanganate. As a mouth- 
wash either will serve, or perhaps more efficacious 
would be a 5 per cent. solution of peroxide of hydrogen. 
Ulcerous spots in the mouth may be dressed with 
glycerine of tannin. 
