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powdered areca nut and santonine. Give one 

 grain of the former to every pound the 

 dog weighs, and to the dose of this 

 medicine add from the eighth 1 to half a 

 grain of santonine. This may be given in a 

 cachet, and about half an hour afterwards give 

 the puppy a drink of warm milk. Should the 

 bowel not operate freely in the course of an 

 hour, from half 1 to two teaspoonfuls of castor 

 oil is recommended. Repeat the vermifuge in 

 the course of a few days. "Ruby" is also an 

 excellent remedy for worms in young dogs. 



It is a good plan to dose puppies regularly from 

 time to time, say once a month, for worms. 



With regard to the treatment of tapeworms in 

 adult dogs, there is nothing better than the old- 

 fashioned remedy, freshly powdered areca nut. 

 The dose is one grain to every pound the dog 

 weighs, but more than two drachms should never 

 be given at a time to the biggest dog. Unfor- 

 tunately this medicine often induces vomiting, 

 but if it is given in cachets it is less likely to 

 do so. About half an hour after the medicine 

 has been administered some warm milk or clean 

 soup may be given the dog to drink, and a 

 couple of hours after the dose from a dessert- 

 spoonful 1 to two tablespoonfuls of castor oil 

 should be given. 



Another good remedy for tapeworm is the 



oil of male fern, and the doses are the same 



as for areca nut. This medicine may be bought 



in gelatine capsules, but castor oil must be 



[ According to the size of the dog. See p. 86. 



