OPHTHALMIA 89 



laudanum, ^ dr. tincture of belladonna, and 4 grs. of sul- 

 phate of zinc ; then, after the dog has taken these, give 

 half a teaspoonful of Parrish's Pood daily in its food for a 

 few weeks. The dog should be kept warm and in an equal 

 temperature. When an ulcer appears, use the last lotion ; 

 in the strunious kinds give a tonic in the shape of a pill 

 made with 1 gr. of quinine and 3 grs. of hemlock twice a 

 day. When it takes the form of rheumatic ophthalmia, 

 give a brisk purge first and then administer o grs. iodide 

 of potassium, 4 grs. nitre, and ^ gr. digitalis, 5 grs. extract 

 of gentian ; mix, and give twice a day, or half to a small 

 dog. 



Catapphal Ophthalmia 



Apply morning and evening 9 grs. nitrate of silver in 

 2 oz. of distilled rose-water, apply with a soft sponge, and 

 hold it to the eye for 3 or 4 minutes at a time. The dog 

 should be kept warm and fed with plenty of vegetables, 

 and the eyes fomented every night with warm water. 



Paralysis 



This disease causes either entire or partial loss of power 

 and sensation in some part of the body, and is caused by 

 injuries to the head, back, or loins, and sometimes from dis- 

 temper ; old dogs are rather prone to this fearful malady. 



It is first noticeable by the dog walking unsteadily and 

 occasionally falling sideways, and soon the legs are drawn 

 when walking, and often tumble down. The treatment 

 consists in first attending to the state of the bowels, such 

 as giving a dose of castor oil and bucfkthorn. Friction 

 along the spine with Elliman's Embrocation does good, and 

 also the parts affected, and give daily Spratts' formula. 

 For little dogs of about 10 pounds' weight, begin with 4 

 drops of tincture of nux vomica twice a day for a week, 

 when the doses may be increased at the rate of 1 drop a 

 day to 1 2 drops ; in toy dogs the doses must be rather 

 smaller. Large dogs, weighing about 150 pounds, the first 

 dose should be 10 drops, increasing to 40 at the rate of 



