INTESTINAL PARASITES. 2)2^ 



propriate dose of No. i will be half a teaspoonful. This 

 should be put into a dessert-spoon which contains the 

 milk, and the whole poured down his throat. 



But if the puppy is between six and eight weeks of age 

 he can be given one teaspoonful of this medicine in one 

 dose ; while if he has passed the eighth week the treat- 

 ment should be one dose of one teaspoonful of this medi- 

 cine and another like dose in the course of an hour or an 

 hour and a half. 



As some might assume that the oil of turpentine is 

 introduced into this mixture and its associate No. 2 for its 

 anthelmintic effect, the explanation is made here that it 

 is used solely for the purpose of quickening the move- 

 ments of the intestine and improving the condition of its 

 lining membrane. 



This Worm Medicine No. i contains such a large propor- 

 tion of castor oil in many instances the bowels of very 

 young puppies taking it will move in the course of an hour ; 

 if they do not, however, and the patients are under eight 

 weeks of age and they are to have but one dose of this 

 medicine as advised, then to the average puppy a teaspoon- 

 ful of castor oil — in about a like quantity of milk — should 

 be given at the expiration of an hour or an hour and a half 

 after giving the worm medicine. 



Where the patient has passed the eighth week and this 

 medicine is to be repeated in the course of an hour or an 

 hour and a half, the second dose is likely to move the 

 bowels if the first fails to do so. If, however, they have 

 not moved in the course of an hour after giving the last 

 dose, then one or two teaspoonfuls of castor oil should be 

 given. 



Worm Medicine No. i should be relied upon up to the 

 eighth week, and in the event it is given and no worms 

 are expelled, and yet symptoms of the pests persist, it 



