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a bitch cries out whilst pupping after the first 

 litter), when the pains seem to cease altogether, 

 and do not return for many hours afterwards, 

 perhaps not until the next day. In such cases, 

 a dose of some medicine to excite the action of 

 the uterus is necessary, but this will be dealt with 

 later on. 



Bitches of the larger breeds which have big 

 litters of twelve, fourteen, sixteen, and more 

 puppies, invariably take all day, even in normal 

 cases ; but after twelve some assistance and great 

 care are required, for by this time the mother is 

 getting exhausted. Good gruel should be offered, 

 and about every three hours the white of an 

 egg beaten up with a teacupful of milk and a 

 dessertspoonful of brandy should be given. 



Bitches that have had their puppies easily do 

 not require much food during the next twenty- 

 four hours, the fcetal envelopes, which are always 

 eaten, affording a certain amount of nourishment ; 

 therefore, if some thin oatmeal gruel or Benger's 

 food made with milk be offered, it is sufficient. 

 Plain milk may also be given to drink. The 

 same diet does for the following two days, with 

 the addition of some soup or sheep's-head broth 

 with bread or crushed dog biscuits, a small 

 quantity twice a day. After the third day a 

 more liberal diet may be allowed ; boiled fish, 

 as fresh haddock, with bread, also the meat from 

 a sheep's head, and bread or broken biscuit soaked 

 soft in the soup. By degrees the quantity and 

 quality of the food may be increased, for after a 

 fortnight, when there is a large litter, a good deal 



