KENNEL NOTES

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21578, 14 September 1935, Page 9

KENNEL NOTES

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Miss G. Townsend, of Mount Pleasant, reports that her Pekinese bitch, Wang Ssu, has whelped a litter of three to her stud dog, Patsee of Sedgemoor. .Wang Ssu is of Chinatown and Alderbourne strain, and is a granddaughter of grand ch. Tom- Tilt Patsee is a son of ch. Ching Wu and Tee Nee Wee .from Mrs dynes' wellknown kennels.

Mrs Ivan Wood, of Christchurch, has purchased a white Pekinese dog puppy from Mrs Allen, of Auckland. Mrs Wood's dog, Li Sun, who has gained many points towards his championship, is in excellent form, and is being shown at Timaru this week. Mr E. T. Reece (Christchurch) has had his black and white Cocker bitch, Derby Diana, on a stud visit to Derby Vader, the property of Mrs I. M. Wheeley, St. Albans. Hammerwood ftamadryad, the imported Old English bobtail bitch, owned by Mr F. G. Saville, Pairlie, has been mated to the same owner's winning Opihi Rupert. Mr J. J. Craddock, of 95 Merivale lane, is now secretary of the South Island Bulldog Club, and those interested in Britain's national dog would be well advised to get in touch with Mr Craddock, as the club exists solely in the interests of the. Bulldog and his admirers. From smail beginnings the Bulldog Club is now on a sound footing, with a steadily increasing membership. For the forthcoming show of the Canterbury Kennel Club in November, the Bulldog Club is offering several good silver cups, which will be competed for by Bulldogs only. Sore Ears and Ear Canker I have had many enquiries of late on the above subject, for it is usual at this time of the year, and especially after the weather has been damp and wet, for dogs to suffer with various forms of ear disease, commonly known as canker of the ear. Canker is really a misnomer, for generally the cause is the want of cleanliness or water left in the ears after washing; it may also be caused by an external injury. Ear troubles are very common with gun dogs, Spaniels, Cocker and Field, Retrievers, Setters, Pointers, etc. A dog afflicted with ear trouble will frequently be seen to hold his head on one side and shake it, and often the trouble is aggravated by scratching. If the ear be carefully examined, the inside of the flap may be found to be inflamed, and in many instances there is a brownish mucous discharge. In bad cases the dog will cry out with pain when he attempts to scratch the, ear, and the owner would be well advised to take immediate steps to effect a curej as if the disease becomes chronic it will take a long time to remedy and cause the animal unnecessary pain and suffering in the meantime. Clean out the ear thoroughly, using swabs of cotton wool, which can be wrapped round some pliable object, such as a thick feather. The swabs need to be smeared with warm olive or almond oil, which facilitates the removal of wax or dirt Providing the cause of the trouble is properly removed, it is an easy matter to effect a complete cure. I have found a very good remedy in ordinary hydrogen peroxide mixed with equal parts of warm water slowly syringed into the ear night and morning. As an alternative to hydrogen peroxide and water, another very effective treatment is one tablespoonful of methylated spirit in a teacup of warm water. With both these remedies it will be observed that the dog will shake his head after syringing, and it will still be necessary for the owner to dry out the ear as far as possible with some clean absorbent material. After the cavity is cleaned and dried out it will be good practice to blow into the ear some finely powdered boracic acid. With some breeds it will be found that ear troubles coincide with outbreaks of eczema, and in these cases two or three doses of some cooling medicine, such as epsom salts or magnesia will have beneficial results.