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health and stamina; let the nest be in a warm, airy place, and as soon 

 as the pups are able to leave the nest let them have plenty of room, fresh 

 air, warmth, and sunshine, if possible, and insure thorough cleanliness 

 of the place in which they are kept. When old enough to eat, let their diet 

 bo light, nourishing and digestible, and rickets will be avoided. In cases 

 where rickets already exist attend to the above suggestions; let a con- 

 . siderable portion of the diet consist of good milk, to which add a little 

 lime water, say a tablespoonful to every quarter pint, and give in the food 

 small doses of cod liver oil twice a day for some months." 



The following is from "Notes for Novices," published in the American 

 Stockkeeper: 



"A great deal has been said and written on the subject of rickets in 

 puppies. In a great many cases the trouble is brought on by allowing 

 them to play and roll about at an early age on a brick floor. If it is 

 r.fressary to keep puppies in a house with brick floor it should be covered 

 ©ver with movable boards, under which is a layer of disinfected sawdust, 

 so a^ to prevent the propagation of insects. 



"As an internal remedy for puppies which are rickety, nothing is much 

 better than Parrish's Chemical Food, which contains iron and other phos- 

 phates and must improve the state of the bone system. Cod liver oil emul- 

 sion with hypophosphites is also excellent, and alternate doses of each 

 may be given with benefit. 



"The use of liniments depend on circumstances. If the leg weakness is 

 caused by the puppy having been kept on a brick floor, as suggested, it is 

 possible to put matters all right again by the use of liniment only. But 

 if due to phvsical weakness, less Will depend upon external application 

 than upon internal remedies given, and general dieting and management. 

 As a good all-round liniment there is nothing better than ordinary hartshorn 

 and oil liniment, with a liberal allowance of turpentine." 



Dent prescribes as follows: 



"What is the matter with my St. Bernard puppy, six months old? H« 

 walks like a person would with rheumatism; it all seems to be in his 

 forelegs; he followed my buggy one day and got very warm, and then got 

 very wet. He is quite large and fleshy, weight one hundred and ten pounds? 

 Ans. — Rickets; give him a dessertspoonful of precipitated phosphate of lime 

 in his food three times a day! also feed him four ounces of lean beef 

 daily, and egg shells finely broken up and mixed in with his soft food." 



The following was published in Field and Fancy, in reply to request 

 from a subscriber — written by Dr. O. V. Brumley, Professor of Canine 

 Diseases of the College of Veterinary Department, State University of Ohio: 



"What is the cause of rickets? I have two puppies that have rickets 

 now, are quite valuable ones, and would like to save them if possible. They 

 first commenced to show evidences of the disease about two months ago, 

 and now one of them has peculiar enlargements around the joints on the 

 front limbs, also on its face, which gives it a very peculiar appearance. The 

 other one is not quite so bad yet, but seems to be getting worse all the 

 time. Could you suggest anything that would help them? 



"There has been a great many theories advanced in regard to the 

 cause of this disease, and in many instances they do not seem to be en- 



