The Dog's Medical Dictionary: An Encyclopædia of the Diseases, their Diagnosis & Treatment, and the Physical Development of the Dog

Symptoms: The outer skin or epidermis is rubbed off, leaving a raw surface. Treatment: Clean thoroughly with hot boracic lotion, made by dissolving a teaspoonful of boracic acid in half a pint of hot water; carefully dry, and apply boracic ointment; bandage the part, and prevent the dog from licking. Abscesses: Symptoms: Swellings, the result of the formation of pus—commonly called matter—accompanied by fever. Treatment: Apply hot linseed meal poultices, over which should be placed a piece of oil silk to keep in the heat. Repeat poultices often. When swelling quite soft, it should be freely opened, all matter carefully squeezed out, and the cavity washed out with warm boracic lotion. The wound should afterwards be covered over with a few layers of boracic or carbolic gauze, and a bandage applied. Keep wound open two or three days. Read more