276 WORMS. 



Worms. 



No animal is so subject or so frequently tormented 

 by worms as the dog. This is doubtless owing to his 

 highly artificial life and the great variety of food given 

 him. There are three varieties : The first is red, resem- 

 bling the earth-worm, and is common in puppies; the 

 second is ihetenia or tape-worm, which is sometimes of 

 great length, flatjn joints.and occupies the small intes- 

 tines ; the third is the ascarides or pin-worm , half 

 an inch to an inch in length, thread-like, pointed, 

 and housing in the lower part of the bowels. 



SYMPTOMS. All worm symptoms are questionable 

 except finding them in the discharges. Their exis- 

 tence may be inferred if the dog has a short, dry 

 cough, bad breath, greedy appetite, rough coat, 

 bound bowels or purging, turns of griping, wasting, 

 or fits. 



TREATMENT. Give the SPECIFIC for WORMS, 

 D D, two to five drops, according to the size of the 

 dog, two or three times per day. Its continuance 

 will not fail to eradicate them from the system. 



