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occasion to interfere. An excellent kennel remedy is the 

 following : Take of castor-oil three parts, syrup of buck- 

 thorn two parts, syrup of poppies one part ; mix, and give 

 two tablespoonfuls to a large dog, and in proportion to a 

 smaller one. 



Worms are the most troublesome pests of all in every large 

 kennel, for though there are occasional exceptions, the rule 

 is that they exist in every dog during most parts of his life. 

 When in small numbers, and especially if they are only the 

 variety called maw- worms, little injury is done, but tape- 

 worms and round-worms interfere sadly with the health and 

 strength. When, therefore, either of these kinds is found to 

 exist, the remedies proper for their removal should be ad- 

 ministered. It is impossible to find space here for a complete 

 treatise on " worms and their removal," and, indeed, in re- 

 ference to them as well as to other maladies, the reader should 

 consult those books which are specially devoted to the subject. 

 All that can here be done is to indicate the most simple treat- 

 ment, preventive as well as curative. 



The cause of the presence of worms is very mysterious, 

 but of late many discoveries have been made, which tend to 

 show that though only a limited number of species are found 

 in the dog, they are produced from the ova of a greater 

 variety of parasites infesting the sheep, the rabbit, and other 

 animals upon the flesh of which the dog is fed. Hence it 

 becomes doubly important that precautions should be taken 

 against the introduction into the stomach of any flesh, 

 paunch, trotters, &c., without boiling, which will destroy the 

 life of these eggs, supposing them to exist. Practically it has 

 long been found that such a proceeding was necessary, and 

 butcher-fed dogs have been always supposed to be peculiarly 

 liable to worms. The ova deposited in the bowels of the dog 

 are likewise supposed to be retained in a state of vitality for 

 months and even years, attached to the walls of the kennel, 

 so that it is desirable as far as possible to destroy them in 

 that position, or to avoid keeping dogs year after year in 

 the same building. The latter precaution, however, is a 

 most troublesome one, and few sportsmen will be inclined to 

 build new kennels for their dogs every two or three years. 

 But by using the wash ordered at page 162, for ticks, the 



