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Give this dose every third day until the bowels are moving 

 free and the dog is relieved of worms. 



The Tapeworm often affects dogs, and when worms arc 

 suspected a strict watch should be kept for pieces of the 

 worm in the manure. 



Dogs become infected in the same manner as other 

 animals. 



If evidence of tapeworm is found, shut the dog up for a 

 day and allow him nothing to eat, then give a dose of castor 

 oil. In the course of twelve hours give the worm medicine 

 as above and watch the droppings until the head of the worm 

 is found, or until satisfied the worm has been expelled. The 

 head of the tapeworm is very small, often not larger than 

 a pin head, and is attached to the sections of the body by a 

 small neck that broadens out at the base. 



5. Diarrhoea. 



This is not a very common disease in dogs, but is some- 

 times seen, and is generally caused from a change in his food. 



Treatment. — Keep the dog very quiet, and in some cases 

 boiled new milk with a little dry flour in it checks the diar- 

 rhoea without any medicine. If this fails, give to a small dog 

 half a dram or half a teaspoonful of laudanum and a 

 teaspoonful of whiskey in a tablespoonful of new milk as a 

 drench. For a large dog give one dram or a teaspoonful of 

 laudanum and a tablespoonful of whisky mixed in half 

 a teacupful of boiled milk and flour as a drench. Re- 

 peat the drench three times a day until he gets all right. Dur- 

 ing the treatment keep the dog very quiet and give very little 

 to eat except boiled new milk with a little dry flour sifted 

 in it. 



6. Inflammation of the Bowels. 



Causes. — Prolonged constipation or the presence of in- 

 digestible food in the bowels may cause inflammation. 



Symptoms. — The dog stands with the back humped up 

 and the belly drawn in. Loss of appetite and great thirst 

 are also present. 



Treatment. — Give : 



Opium y A grain. 



Calomel y 2 grain. 



to a good-sized dog — vary the dose accordingly. 



