26 DISSASXS Ot DOOS. 



water, or with a saturated solution of boracic acid. If the ulcers 

 assume a very unhealthy form, they may be touched with a point of 

 caustic, but this requires the utmost care, or it will spread over the 

 surrounding surface, causing great and unnecessary pain. After the 

 aperient medicine, tonics should be given. For a dog 301b. to 501b. 

 weight give one of the following pills twice a day : Pure sulphate of 

 iron, Idr. ; extract of camomile, IJdr. Mix, and divide into twenty- 

 four pills. Whilst blain exists, the food should be entirely soft- 

 oatmeal porridge, broth thickened with stale bread, etc 



BLIlTSlTZiSS may be partial or complete, temporary or per- 

 manent. Partial loss of sight is one of the common sequels to dis- 

 temper. See Cataract, Ophthalmia, Amaurosis, and Dis- 

 temper. 



BLOOD, FOVEBTT OF.— See Asmhia. 



BLOODT VBiITHE.—See Hematuria. 



BLOTCH, OB StTBFBIT.— When dogs are affected with 

 blotch, inflamed patches are observed on various parts of the body ; 

 these discharge a thia mattery fluid, which eventually forms a scab, 

 and mats the hair together. In a few days the hair falls off, leaving 

 bare patches moist from the exuded fluid, and an iatolerable itching 

 is present, causing continual scratching or rubbing. II the disease 

 be neglected, these scabs rapidly extend and coalesce till the dog 

 becomes almost bare of hair, and presents a loathsome and disgust- 

 ing appearance. There is constant exudation of matter forming 

 fresh scabs, the skin becomes thickened and wrinkled, the dog rubs 

 or scratches himself tiU he bleeds, he gets no rest, his appetite fails, 

 and he often sinks under the disease. 



Blotch is often aggravated by want of thorough cleanliness, the 

 dirt mixing with the exuded watery matter, and causing increased 

 irritation of the skin. It is of most frequent occurrence and severest 

 In its attacks in overcrowded kennels, where the sanitary arrange- 

 ments are bad, where injudicious or insufficient feeding prevails, and 

 where there is a want of proper cleanliness. 



Damp and cold kennels I have found fruitful of blotch, and indeed 

 anything that interferes with the general health. Weakening the 

 digestive organs appears to produce it, and so does gorging a dog, as 

 is often done in forcing them into condition for show. 



The treatment of this form of skin disease wiU be somewhat 

 dependent on the state of the animal. If in good condition the dog 

 ghonld receive a brisk purgative, and the Compound PodophyUin PilU 



