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ning to lap, but the safest and most effica- 

 cious remedy that I have tried for puppies 

 between four and eight weeks old is the mix- 

 ture recommended by " Ashmont " in Kennel 

 Secrets. This is composed as follows : 



Wormseed oil, 16 drops ; oil of turpentine, 

 2 drops ; oil of anise, 16 drops ; olive oil, 3 

 drachms ; castor oil, 4 drachms. Administer 

 early in the morning, in an equal quantity 

 of milk, having first warmed the medicine 

 slightly. For large or medium-sized puppies 

 under six weeks give half a teaspoonful, and 

 double the dose from the sixth to the eighth 

 week. If the physic has not acted in an 

 hour's time, a teaspoonful of castor oil in 

 warm milk will assist it. The toy breeds 

 being delicate, not more than half the above 

 dose should suffice for them. A simpler 

 remedy, though I have not always found it 

 act as well, is half a grain of santonine in a 

 teaspoonful of castor oil for terrier size 

 puppies about the sixth week, and double 

 quantity for one of the larger breeds. The 



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