DISTEMPER 



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most helpful by the yearly increasing number of novices, and result in an 

 absolute knowledge of how to avoid fatal results. 



"We know that distemper commonly develops during the first year 

 of life, either at periods known to be associated with teeth formation or 

 approaching physical maturity. 



"Primarily, distemper, at its inception, shows a disturbed and inflam- 

 ed condition of the membraneous tissue of the alimentary canal. It is 

 likely a condition corresponding to typhoid, as some maintain. Its germ 

 certainly finds ready cultivation in the unhealthy conditions which result 

 from worms. Its first usual symptom is a hard bronchial cough, with 

 some retching, irritated by excitement or nervousness, all no doubt caused 

 by the stomach's disturbed membraneous condition. Whether at two or 

 three months, or at six or ten months, or any age, the first thing to do when 

 this cough appears is to chain the dog up in some inside quarters where air 

 is good and floor dry. Here is where the first mistake generally takes place. 

 The fond owner, thinking because the dog is lively, that his cough is noth- 

 ing more than some slight throat irritation or cold, allows the dog to sleep 

 out in all kinds of weather, which conditions soon develop acute bronchial 

 troubles, generally pneumonia, and in most every case pneumonia is fatal 

 in dog-life. 



"Distemper develops much slower than generally thought for. A dog 

 is first noticed to be 'off his food;' soon the cough is noticed in the morning 

 and toward night, and in a week or ten days it is more than likely that 

 the eyes show a sticky discharge and the nose sooner or later begins per- 

 haps to discharge likewise thick purulent yellow mucus. Many a strong 

 healthy dog will not show the effects of the early stages of the disease, 

 but later break down all at once, as it gradually increases to some climax 

 with him. If the mucous discharge stage is reached, the owner can count 

 on a month or more of close confinement. 



PURE food is the dog's greatest need. The 

 foremost veterinarians agree that nearly 

 all ordinary dog troubles are traceable to impro- 

 per feeding. Foods manufactured from waste 

 products and scraps are not proper foods. 



We take pride in the fact that Maltoid 

 Milk-Bone dog and puppy foods are made on 

 the same principles of purity, wholesomeness 

 and good flavor as foods for humans. 



Samples and interesting literature mailed 

 free on request. 



F. H. BENNETT BISCUIT CO., NEW YORK 



BENNETT'S. 



