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Consequently a much larger quantity has neces- 

 sarily to be given to a puppy for it to derive 

 sufficient nourishment to sustain it, and as a 

 result the stomach is over-distended. Indiges- 

 tion follows, and the puppies do not thrive. All 

 breeders must have noticed how often puppies 

 go back directly artificial food is given them, 

 even before being entirely weaned, and this, no 

 doubt, is in a great measure due to improper food 

 in overloading the stomach with a quantity of 

 waste and superfluous fluid. Even when cow's 

 milk is given pure, nearly three times the 

 quantity in bulk ought to be given than if bitch's 

 milk is used, and it is thus seen at a glance how 

 a puppy's stomach, which is naturally small, is 

 over-distended. A dog's digestive organs are 

 arranged to receive food in a concentrated form 

 — as, for instance, dogs in nature eat only meat, 

 and until they get this food they have nothing 

 else but the dam's milk, which is also a concen- 

 trated food. When about five or six weeks old 

 the mother goes out in search of food, and 

 comes back with her stomach loaded, which, 

 after a time, when it is partially digested, she 

 ejects by vomiting, and this the puppies eat, and 

 thus they get naturally partially-digested food 

 suitable for a puppy's delicate stomach. 



To treat cow's milk so as to make it as like 

 bitch's milk as possible, to every three-quarters 

 pint of the former add two and a half ounces 

 of cream — that is, about three tablespoonfuls — 

 two and a quarter ounces of plasmon, and five 

 ounces of water. First mix the plasmon with 



