98 EVERYTHING ABOUT DOGS. 



Dogs which have dense, long coats are subjects of special delight to the fleas. 

 The mouth of the flea is specially adapted for sucking; the wings are rudimentary, 

 being represented by four minute scales. The lavae is a footless grub, which, in 

 about twelve days, spins a "cocoon," (i. e., an outer covering of silky hairs) for 

 itself, and becomes a chrysalis, from which the perfect flea emerges in about a 

 fortnight more. 



Here are also some home-made remedies that you can try they will all kill 

 lleas but my soap is so sure, so pleasant to use, and also so beneficial to the coat 

 that it seems foolish to try anything else. One part of oil of cloves to 20 parts of 

 methylated spirit. Directions: Apply all over after washing. Or, terebene 1 

 part, glycerine 1 part, methylated spirits 4 parts. Apply as before. Or, a lime 

 and sulphur lotion, made by boiling 16 ounces of sulphur with half this quantity 

 .of slacked lime in a gallon of water, the whole being boiled down to 2 quarts and 

 filtered. Apply as above. Or, precipitated sulphur 4 ounces, powdered camphor 1 

 ounce, powdered resin 1 ounce, terebene 1 dram. Directions: Mix; dust well into 

 the hair. 



The "P. D. Q." Powder (see advertisement) will also kill fleas if you use it 

 right. Place dog on a white sheet or cloth, then powder freely into his coat, all 

 over the body, and with your hands rub it in well. You will see the fleas come 

 out of their lair and drop onto the cloth. This "P. D. Q." is a splendid article to 

 thoroughly disinfect the sleeping box, being a dry powder it leaves no dampness 

 and can be well gotten into all cracks or corners. Fleas don't like it and cannot 

 live in it. I can send you this powder by mail at twenty 'five cents a pound, but 

 sixteen cents must be added to pay UNCLE SAM to bring it to you. 



TICKS resemble in appearance a spider, to which, in fact, they are related, 

 varying in size from a pin's head to a small pea. The tick fastens in the skin by 

 means of its legs, holding on with as much tenacity as frequently to part in two 

 in the attempt to remove it. They are less common and less known than either 

 the flea or louse. The color of the smaller ones is a light grey, but become dark 

 when gorged with blood from the dog. My Skin 'Cure will also destroy these 

 pests, but you^must rub it in well to kill them, and all over the body. In using 

 it, after leaving on the dog for fifteen minutes, you can then rinse off and dry dog, 

 thus getting rid of the greasy condition of the coat. Ticks occasionally occur 

 even in the best regulated kennels, as it is, of course, impossible to prevent a dog 

 sometimes coming in contact with other dogs so infected. Once ticks make their 

 appearance lose no time in ridding the dog of them. 



PNEUMONIA. See LUNGS, INFLAMMATION OF. An inflammation of the sub- 

 stance of the lungs is generally the result of exposure to cold and damp. The first 

 stage of the disease is announced with shiverings, followed by fever. Sometimes, 

 in the worst cases, it is accompanied by pleurisy, which is inflammation of what 

 is called the lung-case, and, in such instances, it usually proves fatal. In fact, 

 whether the pneumonia is or is not accompanied by pleurisy there is always some 

 risk of a fatal termination. 



Pneumonia admits of no delay in management, but must be treated at once 

 by giving a solution of acetate of ammonia to reduce the fever castor oil having 

 first been given in a liberal dose. The dose of the solution of acetate of ammonia 

 for a matured dog (one over a year old) would be for a fox terrier or an English 

 setter, a teaspoonful every three or four hours until fever is subdued. Larger dogs 

 like a St. Bernard, greyhound or a Great Dane, a teaspoon and a half could be 

 given. If the malady is not checked at this stage, it quickly passes on into a 



