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note squirming white fragments in his f eces and, 

 if so, give him five cents' worth of pumpkin seed 

 mashed and boiled for an hour and then mix in 

 his food. 



FOOD FOB BITCHES IN WHELP 



I have a bitch in whelp and wish to inquire from 

 your kennel department the best food ration for 

 her while carrying and after the pups arrive. 



She is on a farm where she can have plenty of 

 skim milk, mush, etc., rather difficult to procure 

 meat scraps and there is very little meat from 

 the table scraps. I have never believed that any 

 of the prepared dog foods were any good for this 



kind of a job. 



E. A. RENWIOK. 



Ans. Regarding food for your bitch in whelp, 

 I would say that you will have to feed her up with 

 a good deal more meat than she is getting now. 



She needs plenty of strong, nourishing food. I 

 would advise as a diet during this time five cents' 

 worth of shank or dog meat from the butcher, 

 twice a week, the same to be boiled in a kettle 

 kept specially for her use, the broth from this 

 meat to be poured over a mixture of table scraps 

 and stale bread baked to a golden brown in the 

 oven; also two feedings a day consisting of a 



