The Maw- Worm is of a slightly pinkish color, 

 from half an inch to one inch in length, is 

 located in the rectum, and though not danger- 

 ous, causes much irritation and is the source of 

 great annoyance. It will sometimes produce 

 j)artial paralysis in puppies, the paralysis dis- 

 appearing after the worms are expelled. This 

 worm is spoken of by some authors as being a 

 segment of the tape- worm, but I am of the opin- 

 ion that it is a distinct variety, as I have fre- 

 quently found it present when there was no evi- 

 dence of the existence of tape- worm. They are 

 passed adhering to the feces, and are often seen 

 sticking to the hair about the anus. 



Tape- Worm. — There are a number of varieties 

 of tape-worm to which the dog is subject, but as 

 they all affect the animal in a similar manner, I 

 shall not enter into their classification, but ad- 

 vise the same treatment for all. 



The tape- worm is formed in sections of from 

 one-quarter to one-half inch in length, white, 

 and about as large round as a coarse thread. 

 Is the most difficult of all worms to thoroughly 

 eradicate, as portions will pass away from time to 

 time; but so long as the head remains it will con- 

 tiue to grow. It is therefore necessary to persist 

 in the use of a vermifuge until the head has been 

 passed and this can only be positively arrived 

 at by a microscopic examination of the matter 

 voided. 



