Ear, Polypus in:
Symptoms: This is a small pear-shaped growth with the pedunculated root attached in the canal of the ear.
Treatment: This growth is best removed by torsion, as follows: Seize the growth with a pair of forceps, and twist it round and until it comes off. No further treatment is required, except keeping the ear clean for a few days with some boracic acid lotion.
Ear-Flap, Scurfiness of:
Symptoms: Very often dogs, especially those kept in kennels, suffer from a very scaly or scurfy condition of the edges of the flaps of the ears, which causes the hair to fall off, and the dog to shake his head frequently.
Treatment: Apply a little of the following dressing to the parts once or twice a day. This will remove the scurfiness, and stimulate the growth of the hair. Once a week wash the ears thoroughly with Cook’s 3% mercurial soap.
Recipe: The Dressing:
| Resorcin, | 1 scruple. |
| Cyllin, | 15 minims. |
| Almond Oil, | 1 ounce. |
| Mix. | |