BREEDING 231 



I also gave an injection per vagina of glycerine put into hot water and 

 injected luke warm, but of course not hot. 



The cases of greatest danger are where a bitch has been allowed to 

 stray during cestrum, and was bred to a dog of much larger size than her- 

 self; and very finely bred and highly pampered bitches often suffer greatly, 

 and die in the act of giving birth. In healthy parturition even, considerable 

 time is often occupied, the rest between, being of great service in supporting 

 her against the prostration consequent in the event. The bitch should not 

 be interfered with in these intervals, and it is then foolish to try and force 

 food upon her. In all cases where difficulty from wrong presentation or 

 the disproportioned size of the pups occur, both from motives of prudence 

 and humanity the veterinary surgeon should be consulted for his obstertic 

 knowledge, and skill in manipultion will save much unnecessary suffering, 

 and probably the lives of mother and pups. 



Sometimes there are one or two very late. You may go away, assur- 

 ing yourself all is over, and that your bitch has a litter of only five, and 

 come back in the morning to find seven all sucking away like as many 

 leeches, and the mother looking so proud and pleased she wouldn't ex- 

 change places with a princess royal. 



Should the clam's supply of milk prove to be inadequate, it will be 

 necessary either to place her puppies under the care of a foster mother 

 or else to do the best possible under the circumstances with artificial food. 

 The former is always a risky alternative as it is not every bitch that will 

 take kindly to the whelps of another, and unless she has been upon the 

 premises for some time so as to be accustomed to the surroundings it is 

 unlikely that she will do them justice. Then, too, if she has not whelped 

 at very nearly the same time as the other, there is likely to be trouble over 

 her milk supply. Consequently it is safest and best, though possibly a little 

 more troublesome, to bring the puppies up by hand if their mother has not 

 enough milk to provide them with nourishment. 



Fortunately, however, for the dog owner, Sprabt's Patent step in here 

 to assist him in his dilemma, as, in the orphan Puppy Food prepared by this 

 Company, a most excellent substitute for mothers' milk will he found; in 

 fact, there is nothing procurable that can compare with it. In the case of 

 many substitutes for the natural nourishing fluid of pups, it will be found 

 that the stomachs of the youngsters are liable to be upset by some, while 

 in other instances the puppies do not thrive, but in fact dwindle away. 

 Wtten Spratt's Puppy Food is used in a kennel there is no prospect of 

 either of these evils, if the food is prepared in the proper manner and 

 ordinary attention is paid to matters of detail. In the first place infant 

 puppies should be fed frequently, every care being at the same time taken 

 to avoid their stomachs being overtaxed. Then, too, it must be remembered 

 that even the best of cooked food is apt to turn sour and become unwhole- 

 some' if allowed to stand too long, or if the vessels it is kept in are not 

 perfectly clean. The stomachs of young puppies are so easily upset that 

 too much care cannot be exercised in the preparation of their food. An 

 indigestible diet is no doubt responsible for many untimely deaths among 

 young stock. 



Provided that all goes well with the whelps, they will begin to crawl about 

 soon after their eyes are open, which will be at the age of nine days. 



When the pups are a day old the mother should be encouraged to leave 

 them for an hour's daily exercise; but this should never be of a violent 

 character, likely to cause milk fever. 



When the pups ai«e six to seven weeks of age the weaning should com- 

 mence, and it is a good plan to commence this by removal of the bitch for 

 a few' hours at first, and afterward by keeping her apart the whole day, 

 only permitting her to he with the family at night. The puns should then 

 be fed on goat's or cow's milk, boiled, with one-third as much warm water 

 added and bread crumbled and soak in it and given while still slightly 

 warm. I prefer condensed milk to either, which is sure to be uniform and 

 not as conducive to worms as cow's milk. This should be slightly reduced 

 with warm water. After a few days, and when the pups have taken to this 



