INTERNAL PARASITES OF THE DOG. Tht 
manifested by dribbling of saliva, and a dull oppressed appearance, 
colicky pains, unthrifty coat, hide bound, uncertain appetite, 
sometimes voracious, and at others refusing food, vomiting, 
purging, and general loss of condition. Puppies are much more 
subject to these worms than adult dogs, though they are in no age 
exempt from them. The breath of the dog is often very disgust- 
ing, and attributed to indigestion from other causes, bad teeth, &c. ; 
a husky cough, irregularity of the bowels, and temporary paralysis, 
may also accompany their presence. 
The manner in which this worm is reproduced does not seem 
to be clearly made out at present, and I was inclined at 
one time to think the larval form could be received through 
the medium of the mother’s milk, since I have seen puppies 
four weeks old with bundles of mature worms of this species. 
I sent a specimen of this kind to the Royal Veterinary College 
for Dr. Cobbold’s examination, but he is of opinion that the 
larval form must have entered the pups from without, and not 
through the medium of the mother’s milk treatment. Having 
ascertained that a dog is the unfortunate host of these worms, 
there is not much difficulty i in getting rid of them—the remedy is 
santonine. All the varieties of round worms, that is to say those 
who infest the alimentary tract, are readily expelled by this remedy, 
whether they be the guests of man or dog. A dose of from one 
to three grains should be given in from one to four teaspoonfuls of 
olive or castor oil, the dog having previously fasted for at least 
twelve hours, twenty hours being better. The absence of water 
has not generally been insisted on, but my experience, both of 
dogs and horses, goes to prove that anthelmintic medicines act 
better when the stomach and intestines contain the least possible 
quantity of both solids and fluids. A second dose two or three 
hours afterwards is advisable to kill and expel any that may have 
escaped the first dose. Whether or no uncooked cow’s milk has 
anything to do with the production of this species of worm I can- 
not say, but I have observed that puppies so fed have been the 
frequent subjects of them, as also of rickets and dropsy ; and while 
speaking of hand-reared puppies I would advise the admixture of 
iime water with the milk, in the proportion of one part of lime 
water to two parts of milk, previously boiled. It is not generally 
known how simple and inexpensive is the preparation of lime 
water, or its valuable properties would be more generally made use 
of. It is only necessary to obtain a lump of fresh-burned lime, 
weighing 30z. or 40z., and drop it into a gallon bottle of water, 
agitating it occasionally, to produce a gallon of proper lime water, 
filtering it afterwards, or pouring off the supernatant fluid, after 
allowing the lime to subside. 
A worm much resembling this, but with some hair-like pro- 
