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the gums, attended with a collection of tartar about the roots of 

 the teeth. Decayed teeth are better extracted, but the tartar,, 

 when it produces inflammation, may be removed by instruments 

 if it is considered worth, the trouble. By carefully scraping the 

 teeth there is little or no difficulty in removing it if the dog's 

 head is held steadily, but few people are handy enough with the 

 necessary tools to effect this, excepting those who make a business 

 of the art ; and if the dog is so highly valued as to make it 

 desirable to incur the expense, he should be taken to a veterinary 

 surgeon. A lotion composed of 1 part of a solution of chlorinated 

 soda, 1 part of tincture of myrrh, and 6 parts of water, will be 

 afterwards of service, if the teeth are occasionally brushed with it. 

 When puppies are shedding their milk teeth, it oft;en happens 

 that these are not easily got rid of, producing a good deal of sore- 

 ness in the mouth which prevents the puppy eating. In such a 

 case the old tooth is better removed with a pair of forceps. 



Blain is a watery swelling beneath the tongue, showing itself 

 in several large vesicles containing straw-coloured lymph, which 

 is sometimes stained with blood. When discovered, the treat- 

 ment consists in pricking them with a lancet or penknife, after 

 which the sores may be washed with the lotion given above. 



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Ozcena is an inflamed state of the lining membrane of the nose, 



producing a stinking discharge from the nostrils. This is very 



common in the pug dog, and also more or less in toy spaniels. 



There is little to be done in the way of treatment, but a solution 



of chloride of zinc (? grains to the ounce of water) may be thrown 



up into the nostrils with a syringe. 



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