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PARASITOLOGY. 



Fig. 71— Cysticercus Tenuicollis. 



a, Small intestines. 



b, Mesentery. 



c, Cyst. 



testines. The cystic or hydatic form in the perito- 

 neal cavity. 



Symptoms. — When the dog is infested by large 

 numbers they cause irregularity of digestion, ner- 

 vousness and loss of condition. 



Treatme7it. — For a dog of twenty-five pounds 

 weight, give the following: 



^ Fid. ext. male fern 5i 



Pulv. areca nut__-— grs.xx 



Simple syrup qs. ad 5iv 



M. S. Give at one dose. 

 This can be repeated in four or five days. 



