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note squirming white fragments in his feces and, 

 if so, give him five cents' worth of pumpkin seed 

 mashed and boiled for an hour and then mix in 

 his food. 



FOOD rOB BITCHES IN WHELP 



I have a bitch in whelp and wish to inquire from 

 your kennel department the best food ration for 

 her while cariying and after the pups arrive. 



She is on a farm where she can have plenty of 



skim milk, mush, etc., rather difficult to procure 



meat scraps and there is very little meat from 



the table scraps. I have never believed that any 



of the prepared dog foods were any good for this 



kind of a job. 



E. A. Renwick. 



Ans. — Regarding food for your bitch in whelp, 

 I would say that you will have to feed her up with 

 a good deal more meat than she is getting now. 



She needs plenty of strong, nourishing food. I 

 would advise as a diet during this time five cents' 

 worth of shank or dog meat from the butcher, 

 twice a week, the same to be boiled in a kettle 

 kept specially for her use, the broth from this 

 meat to be poured over a mixture of table scraps 

 and stale bread baked to a golden brown in the 

 oven; also two feedings a day consisting of a 



