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the leanness of the animals or from tlie little white segments they pass. 

 Such are the benefits arising from thorough medication that the time 

 and expense given is well laid out. 



Medical treatment. — The method of treatment consists in tying the 

 dog and withholding its supper, not water, over night. Some admin- 

 ister a physic at this time. The special worm medicine chosen should 

 be given on the next morning, and followed two hours later by a dose 

 of physic. The worms, if the treatmeut has been effective, should be 

 voided inside of twelve or eighteen hours. The dog should be fed 

 sparingly for a day or two preceding the operation. The jireparatory 

 physic may be omitted. The dog may be fed at noou on milk or meat. 

 He should not be loosened until the followiug day. The excreta passed 

 should be burned or buried in some safe place. The method of admin- 

 istering the medicine is as follows: A man of whom the dog is not 

 afraid should place himself in a corner and back the dog between his 

 legs. He should then grasp the muzzle gently but firmly in one hand: 

 with the other hand should pull out the loose cheek at the corner of the 

 mouth. Into the pocket thus formed an assistant can put the medicine, 

 a dessert-spoonful at a time. The lips should then be held close, and 

 the dog will usually move his tongue sufficiently to swallow the dose. 

 Should he refuse, his nostrils may be closed for a second or two until 

 he gasps for breath, when the medicine will be swallowed. If any con- 

 siderable quantity is to be given the operation should not be hurried, 

 and should be persevered in with care and patience. Some dogs will 

 eat their medicine mixed with milk or soup, while others are very fas- 

 tidious. 



Areca nut has proven itself the best tfenicide for dogs. The freshly 

 ground powder is the best. The rule for measuring the dose is to allow 

 two grains of the powder to each pound of the dog's weight. The powder 

 is thoroughly stirred with soup or milk. If refused, another dose may 

 be prepared by mixing it with butter or molasses until the mass is quite 

 soft, and administered by hand. Follow the medicine in two hours by 

 a table-spoonful of castor-oil for a moderate sized dog. The oil can be 

 given alone or well shaken and mixed with three times the quantity of 

 milk. 



If areca nnt is not available, a dose consisting of a tea-si)oonful of tur- 

 l)entine and two table-spoonfuls of castor-oil, thoroughly mixed with a 

 coffee-cup full of milk, may be substituted. This dose is one for an 

 average-sized farm dog. The final physic is not given in this case. A 

 2-ounce dose of castor-oil will bring away portions of the tape-worms, 

 and sometimes the heads, without the aid of other worm medicine. 



Finlay Dun recommends the following prescription: Take 20 drops 

 of the oil of male- shield fern, 30 of the oil of turpentine, and GO of ether. 

 Beat them together with one egg and give to the dog in soup. 



Ziirn advises the use of about 4 drams of freshly powdered areca nut 

 for a very large sized dog, li.l for a medium sized, and 1 dram for a very 



