The Dog's Medical Dictionary: An encyclopædia of the diseases, their diagnosis & treatment, and the physical development of the dogSewell, Alfred Joseph
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The Dog's Medical Dictionary: An encyclopædia of the diseases, their diagnosis & treatment, and the physical development of the dog
Sewell, Alfred Joseph
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_Treatment_: The only treatment consists in excising the swelling in the
following way: Paint the little red body several times with a 6 per cent.
solution of hydrochlorate of cocaine, then after waiting a few minutes
the swelling should be gently drawn out with forceps, or by passing a
thread through it with a needle, and then it should be quickly snipped
off with a pair of curved scissors. The bleeding will stop of itself in a
few minutes, and no further treatment is required.
=Eyelids, Sore=:
_Symptoms_: The membrane of the eye is much congested, and freely
discharges white matter; the skin around eye is swollen, inflamed, and
raw, which sometimes makes it difficult to see the eye.
_Treatment_: Apply following lotion often:—
_Recipe_:
Goulard’s Extract of Lead, ½ drachm.
Hydrochlorate of Cocaine, 6 grains.
Distilled Water to 3 ounces.
Apply frequently with a piece of absorbent wool. When the skin is dry
and inflammation less, anoint the lids three or four times a day with
following ointment:—
_Recipe_:
Hydrochlorate of Cocaine, 3 grains.
Water, 1 drachm.
Lanoline, 2 drachms.
Almond Oil, 1 drachm.
Mix.
Give a dose of purgative medicine, also some cooling medicine with food,
as from three to twenty grains[1] each of bicarbonate of potash and
sulphate of magnesia.
=Fainting=:
Dogs subject to asthma often have a weak heart, and when the cough is
severe frequently fall down in a faint, but as a rule it only lasts for a
few moments, and the dog soon seems all right.
_Symptoms_: When due to loss of blood, the dog lies in an apparently
lifeless condition, the mouth is white and clammy, the membranes of the
eyes are bloodless, the pulse is quick and weak, and the breathing slow
and laboured. The same condition occurs as the result of shock after
an accident, as a dog being run over, even when there is no internal
bleeding.
_Treatment_: In the first instances, when a dog faints as the result of
heart disease, the application of smelling salts to nose is generally
sufficient at the time, but the condition that causes it requires
attending to, and a course of some heart tonic should be given as the
following:—
_Recipe_:
Tincture Digitalis 1 drachm.
Tincture Convallaria (Maj.) 1 drachm.
Water to 6 ounces.
From one teaspoonful to a tablespoonful[1] to be given three times a day.
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