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safe as they may contain Areca Nut, a dangerous drug to ever use, as it 

 shoots through the dog like lightning, but, if any of it remains in the dog, 

 it means inflamation of the intestines, and most always a dead dog. It is 

 a very old remedy, too old, used in years gone by when they did not know 

 so much as we do now. In my article against Tape Worms, I warned against 

 the use of Areca Nut. 



Better give too small a dose, than an over dose, of any Vermifuge, 

 and give it oftener, or, as long as you see signs of the dog having worms. 

 The three principle kinds that infest dogs are: 



First — The Common Round or Stomach Worm, of a pale, pink or flesh 

 color, pointed at both ends and from two to six inches long; in appearance 

 very much like the common earth or fish worm; this kind is most common 

 in puppies. 



Second — The Tape Worm, which is made up of flat sections joined to- 

 gether, and these sections being from a quarter to an inch in length, and 

 in color nearly white, the tail being the largest and longest section, which 

 gradually gets smaller and shorter toward the head to such an extent that it 

 looks to the naked eye as fine as a thread. Under a strong glass this part 

 will look like a lot of very small beads strung on a fine thread. Here is 

 where to look for the head, which is described by Stonehenge as follows: 

 "The head is small, and generally hemispherical, broader than long, and 

 often as truncated anteriorly; the four mouths, or oscula, are situated 

 on the anterior surface, and surround the central rostellum, which is very 

 short, terminated by a minute opical papilla and surrounded by a double 

 circle of small recurved hooks." The head can seldom be seen or found 

 with the naked eye. It is larger than the neck but yet too small to be 

 seen unless under a glass. 



Third — The Maw Worm (or pin, or thread worm, as it is variously 

 called) is located in the rectum and is nearly pink in color, and from a 

 half to an inch long. These are the least dangerous of all worms, but 

 cause great irritation. They are passed adhering to the feces. In puppies 

 these sometimes cause partial paralysis which disappears after the worms 

 are passed. Some authors claim that the maw worm are segments of the 

 tape worm, but I think it is a separate species altogether. The common 

 round stomach worms which inhabit the stomach and small intestines are 

 most to be feared of all, being more peculiar to puppies, causing irritation 

 of the stomach and intestines, indigestion, fits, diarrhea, and obstruction 

 of the bowels. Your puppy has a much greater chance to live when the 

 worms are gotten rid of, as their presence leads to so many dangerous 

 complications. 



Fourth — Hook Worms — these you will find treated under a special 

 article elsewhere. 



Dalziel says: "The varieties of worms Infesting dogs are very num- 

 erous, far more so than dog owners in general have the slightest idea of, 

 but some varieties fortunately are rare. A variety has been found in the 

 eye, another in the nasal sinuses, where it causes great irritation; the cruel 

 Thread Worm finds its way into the heart, producing a most painful death; 

 Borne are found in the blood, the liver has its parasite, so have the kid- 

 ney* and urethra." 



As has been the custom of writers and owners of dogs to classify them 



