This causes serious trouble, opthalmia, etc. An operation is the only means of cure, which should be performed by a skilled veterinarian, as in unskilled hands serious mischief would arise. A piece of skin is removed below the eye, and a small muscle which is responsible for the turning in of the eye, is severed. The wound should not be sutured, but allowed to heal under a. scab, which helps to pull the eyelid outward and slightly downward, relieving the condition naturally.

This is not very common in many breeds, but in some breeds that have a small, deep set-in eye,, as Chow Chows, some Terriers, it is often found. If an operation is decided upon, remember the danger of chloroform if it be a Chow Chow. I have a Chow that has had this trouble in both eyes, for two years that I showed and made a champion of during this time. I had my own eye specialist come to my kennels prepared to perform the operation, and after a look at the dog and his eyes, said to me: "I am afraid if I give this dog chloroform, that it will mean a dead dog," so the doctor did not operate. He told me, however, to slip the hairs off of the eyelid, and paint with colodion every few days, under the eyes across the lid, about a quarter of an inch wide; also, to wash away the whitish discharge morning and night, and then to drop in the eyes a few drops of the following:

Hydrastes................................... 2 drams.

Camphor water.............................. 6 drams.

Which treatment I am keeping up yet, the result being that the dog's sight is as keen and perfect as ever, and bids fair to continue so. The colodion dries quickly, and then after dry, I put. a second coat on top of the first one.

Eye Iritis, or Inflammation of the Iris, is sometimes seen in dogs. The iris being the membrane that gives the color to the eye, in the center of which is the pupil. Deep-seated inflammation is usually the cause, or by direct violence. Symptoms are contraction of the pupil, which does not have the same power as usual of contracting and dilating to regulate the amount of light to be admitted; tears flow over lid, light is avoided, and the eye is bloodshot. If the inflammation increases and is prolonged, the usual termination would be suppuration (formation of matter), and the loss of sight. First place the dog in a darkened kennel or room, apply hot fomentations continuously to the eye, and introduce sulphate of atropine into the organ. Discs of sulphate of atropine you can get at your druggist's, with instructions how to use.