The Ointment for Eyes:
| Yellow Oxide of Mercury, | 1 grain. |
| Vaseline, | 1 drachm. |
| Mix. | |
A small piece should be placed between the lids, and then gently rub the upper eyelid over the eye for one minute so as to work the ointment in. Repeat twice a day. In some cases the opacity is very obstinate, and cannot be removed by the ointment, then the following drops may be tried:—
| Divine Stone, | 2 grains. |
| Solution Sulphate Atropine, | 12 maximum. |
| Distilled Water to | ½ ounce. |
One or two drops to be placed in the eye twice a day.
The dog should be held for a few minutes after this lotion has been applied or he may rub the eye.
After distemper, eczema often follows as the result of weakness; tonics should be given and the disease treated in the ordinary way.
Some dogs during distemper, especially in bad cases, discharge a thin, purulent, offensive matter or pus from the skin around the mouth, head, under the neck, and inside of ears. This condition, which is more often seen in bloodhounds than other dogs, is a very bad sign.
The parts should be thoroughly cleansed once a day by being washed with Pearson’s Antiseptic diluted eighty times with warm water, carefully dried with soft cloths, and then freely dusted with some absorbent powder, as anylyform, or with the following:—
| Powdered Burnt Alum, | 1 ounce. |
| Powdered Boracic Acid, | 1 ounce. |
| Powdered Starch, | 6 ounces. |
| Mixed together. | |