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be had, and then a combination of quinine and ste3l may be used 

 as an internal medicine. Thus, 



Sulphate of quinine, 



Sulphate of iron, of each 1 grain. 



Extract of dandelion, 3 grains. 



Mix, and give 3 times a day. 



If worms are present they must of course be got rid of (See page 

 429.) 



RICKETS AND ENLARGED JOINTS. 



By Rickets is understood a soft and weak condition of the bones, 

 in which the lime is deficient ; and, the gelatine comprising their 

 framework having no proper support, they bend in any direction 

 which the superincumbent weight may give them. Hence we so 

 often see puppies which are confined to their kennels with bandy 

 legs, which is usually the first sign of rickets. Sometimes the 

 shins bend forward, producing what is called the " buck-shin," but 

 whether the legs bow outwards or forwards the cause is the same. 

 The remedy for this is to be looked for in country air, exercise, and 

 good food ; but the quinine and steel pills, ordered for poverty of 

 blood, will also be of service here. 



Enlarged Joints may be merely a sign of excessive vigour in the 

 formation of bone, as is sometimes seen in the early puppyhood of 



