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the mucous lining. The leading symptoms are 

 thirst, peevishness, eructations, vomiting, capricious 

 appetite, and general unthriftiness. Worms are a 

 frequent cause of this trouble, and much the same 

 remark appHes to food unsuitable in quantity or 

 quality, irregular feeding, or feeding or watering when 

 the body is overheated, as happens after severe 

 exertion. 



Treatment. — Try and ascertain the cause. It is 

 generally a good plan to give a dose of worm medicine. 

 Soft food ought to be allowed, more especially boiled 

 rice, boiled fish, or soaked hound meal; bulky food 

 must be avoided, so must the use of bones. To 

 bring about a healthier condition of the stomach 

 extract of malt in dessertspoonful doses night and 

 morning will prove beneficial, more especially if 

 supplemented with the following mixture: 



The dose for an adult hound is one tablespoonful 

 night and morning immediately before feeding. In 

 some instances a purgative will prove beneficial, but 



