118 EVERYTHING ABOUT DOGS. 



for worms at from six lo eight weeks old, or as soon as they were weaned, and 

 this 1 - is the only safe and sure plan to follow, for you make no mistake by so doing. 

 Worms are, without doubt, the cause of the death of more puppies, in various 

 ways, 'than from all other diseases combined, destroying life when their pres- 

 ence is not suspected. Except in rare cases, they do not do much dHmage until 

 after puppy is weaned, when they get their work in, and I hardly ever treat for 

 worms under six, and generally not until they are eight weeks old, or just after 

 being weaned. In the last two years, hdwever, I have had puppies show signs and 

 pass worms in considerable quantities as young as three, and in some few cases, 

 two weeks old, and I have then treated them with small doses of vermifuge, but 

 they must be small doses, and careful in what you use at this age, for as a rule, 

 very little medicine should be given to a puppy before it is weaned. To be safe 

 and sure, you do not need to wait for the usual signs of worms in puppies, but 

 just make up your mind to the fact that all pups are born with worms and you 

 won't miss it. When you buy a puppy, find out if it has been treated; if not, do 

 so at once, for you can be sure it has them, and proper remedies are now made 

 that are perfectly safe to use, and harmless should puppy not have any worms. 

 TITe three principle kinds that infest dogs are: 



First Tin: COMMON ROPM> OR STOMACH WORM, of a pale, pink or flesh color, 

 pointed at both ends and from two to six inches long; in appearance very much 

 like the common earth or fish worm; this kind is most common in puppies. 



Second THE TAPE WORM, which is made up of flat sections joined together, 

 and these sections being from a quarter to an inch in length, and in color nearly 

 white, the tail being the largest and longest section, which gradually gets smaller 

 ami shorter toward the head to such an extent that it looks to the naked eye as 

 flue as a thread. Under a strong glass this part will look like a lot of very small 

 beads strung on a fine thread. Here is where to look for the head, which is 

 described by Stonehenge as follows: "The head is small, and generally hem:- 

 spherical, broader than long, and often as truncated anteriorly; the four mouths, 

 or oscula, are situated on the anterior surface, and surround the central rostel- 

 lum, which is very short terminated by a minute opical papilla and surrounded 

 by a double circle of small recurved hooks.'' The head can seldom be seen or found 

 with the naked eye. It is larger than the neck but yet too small to be seen unless 

 under a glass. , 



Third THE MAW WORM (or pin, or thread worm, as it is variously called) 

 is ioca'ted in the rectum and is nearly pink in color, and from a half to an inch 

 long. These are the least dangerous of all worms, but cause great irritation. They 

 are passed adhering to the feces. In puppies these sometimes cause partial paral- 

 ysis which disappears after the worms are passed. Some authors claim that the 

 maw worm are segments of the tape worm, but I think it is a separate species 

 altogether. The common round stomach worms which inhabit the stomach and 

 small intestines are most to be feared of all, being more peculiar to puppies, 

 causing irritation of the stomach and intestines, indigestion, fits, diarrhea, and 

 obstruction of the bowels. Your puppy has a much greater chance to live when 

 the worms are gotten rid of, as their presence leads to so many dangerous com- 

 plications. 



DAI..XJKI, says: "The varieties of worms infesting dogs are very numerous, 

 far more f-o than dog owners in general have the slightest idea of, but some 

 varieties fortunately are rare. A variety has been found in the eye, another in 

 the nasal minuses, where it causes great irritation; the cruel thread worm finds 



