120 EVERYTHING ABOUT DOGS. 



at its tail. In older dogs most of these same symptoms appear, as well as others 

 here enumerated; a foul breath, nose is hot and dry, hacking cough, fits, vomiting 

 of their food mixed with mucus, rough and staring coat, indigestion, disturbed 

 sleep, colic, pains and emaciation. 



The question is dften asked at what period after service should a bitch be 

 treated for worms, or rather how soon before whelping. A fortnight or three 

 weeks is about the limit after service, but they have been treated without bad 

 result within three weeks of whelping. 



If you have your puppies confined in a yard Jt is very easy to watch their 

 passages, and this is one of the surest ways of all; then, as soon as you see mucus 

 or worms passed you know they have them, and can go to work at once to treat 

 them. Now, as to stomach or round worms if they appear before pups are 

 weaned in such quantities that you deem it advisable or safest to treat, as it most 

 generally is, select the vermifuge you wish to use and then be guided as .to size of 

 dose and age of puppy. 



Now, here, on this most important subject of WORMS, I want to say all the 

 good I can for the sake of saving the puppies. You will find advertised in this 

 book worm remedies made by GLOVER, DENT, CLAYTON, POLK MILLER, SPU.VM'S 

 PATENT and the COLUMBIA VERMICIDE. Look them up 'in the very interesting and 

 valuable lot of advertisements you will find in this book (as beneficial and im- 

 portant, even if they are "advertisements," and paid for to insert), as in using 

 these already prepared vermifuges you cannot go amiss if their directions, and 

 what I say as to administering them, is followed. I have used every one of them, 

 excepting Spratt's which just so happened because I did npt then have it on 

 hand and it is far better to use some one of these well known worm remedies 

 that are made for do</s by reliable and experienced parties in treating dogs, than 

 to take chances or go to the trouble of having other proscriptions filled. I am wo/- 

 getting paid extra to recommend anyone's vermifuge, for I would not do'so unless 

 I thought and believed the article would save puppies my main object in this 

 book being to DO GOOD TO DOGS. I could give you as most dog books do give a 

 lot of prescriptions, but only give one, so that in case you do not happen to have 

 on hand, or cannot get one of these mentioned, then you could get this one filled 

 and use till you could order one of the others. Right here I want to say never 

 use areca nut for worms in any form, or any vermifuge that contains this dan- 

 gerous drug if you know it, for while it expels the worms by the "fast train" 

 route, it also kills more dog by far than it ever saves. Areca nut is a relic of 

 a past decade avoid its use. 



As to worms, it is never necessary to consult a veterinarian, in fact, safer 

 not to do so, as too many of- them prescribe and use medicines that are dangerous, 

 have to be given too often, and in too large quanties. In case you are where you 

 cannot get the vermifuges I have mentioned, and cannot wait till you could get 

 them, then here is a prescription for worms: 



Oil of male shield fern 1 dram 



Santonine 8 grains 



Fluid extract of jalap 1 ounce 



Olive oil 1 ounce 



Oil of anise 20 drops 



"Dose for puppies two to four months old, one and a half teaspoonful; 

 seven to ten months old, two; and grown dogs, two and a half or three 

 teaspoonfuls, given on an empty stomach. 



