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of the puppy passing the worms ? (4) Please ad 

 vise how to use the vaccine treatment for distem 

 per, and where same can be procured. (5) If 

 this puppy has had one treatment, could it be 

 the cause of her eyes mattering? (6) What 

 should I do for her eyes? (7) Would fleas on a 

 puppy make its eyes sore and mattery? 



Ans. (1) The cause of navel rupture is the fail 

 ure of nature to cause a union between the ab 

 dominal muscles. Would advise having a veteri 

 narian suture the abdominal muscles together 

 after having scarified the edges. (2) Treat for 

 worms and continue the diet as long as it is a well- 

 balanced ration. About two-thirds well-cooked 

 meat, the remainder cereals and vegetables, with 

 enough liquid to make it a semi-solid, is quite a 

 suitable diet. (3) Not necessarily. (4) Your vet 

 erinarian or druggist can procure one for you, and 

 it should be used according to the directions on 

 the package. (5) Possibly. (6) Place one drop 

 of a fifteen per cent solution of argyrol in the 

 eyes four times a day. (7) Not if the puppy does 

 not scratch around the eyes, injuring them, in an 

 effort to allay the irritation produced by the fleas. 



