154 EVERYTHING ABOUT DOGS. 



When I have a litter of puppies that are weak in bone, their legs not strong 

 enough to sustain the body, I give the mother three times a day until pups are 

 weaned, some precipitated phosphate of lime which creates bone. Dose for toy 

 dogs, a pug for instance, would be an even teaspoonful. For dogs the size of a 

 pointer, one and a half teaspoonful, and for large breeds like a St. Bernard or 

 mastiff, two teaspoonfuls. Mix the lime up in a little milk and all bitches will 

 readily drink it down, as it is of a pleasant taste. Better, however, do the mix- 

 ing where they do not see you, for if they got the idea that it was medicine they 

 might not take it. Many a dog will run and hide at the sight of a spoon, so great 

 being their aversion to taking medicine. 



Other troubles sometimes arise at this time, which are often caused by worms, 

 but still more frequently result from unsuitable food or foods of innocent nature 

 that have undergone noxious changes, and still oftener by overloading the stom- 

 ach, until indigestion sets in and then the food, instead of supplying nutriment, 

 becomes an irritant; pain arise, swelling of the organs occur, and unless quickly 

 relieved the pups quickly succumbs. These symptoms are usually attributed to 

 worms, which frequently cause similar troubles. Another difficulty with like 

 symptoms is a slight chill, sending the blood from the surface to the internal 

 organs, producing congestion therein, and it is sometimes that serious disorders, 

 not easily distinguished from any of these, are caused by worm remedies being 

 given, without knowledge of their effects, or due preparation on the part of the 

 patient. All these troubles may be classed as gastro-enteritis, and the same treat- 

 ment applied. There should be an immediate cleaning out of the bowels with 

 castor or sweet oil, and the use of opiates afterward generally give best results, 

 either paregoric or laudanum, the former preferred, because of the camphor in it. 



The opiate should be given every hour, until the pain is relieved, and then 

 nourishment in the form of warm milk should follow, with the application of 

 artificial heat, or stimulation, in case of any tendency to chill. 



Raw milk should never be given to any puppies, always boil or scald it. Under 

 the heading of "Worms," you can now find proper treatment for puppies. 



The following article on "Parturition," and a valuable one indeed coming 

 from the pen of Dr. A. J. Sewell, the celebrated English dog veterinarian, was 

 lately published in the American Stock-keeper, and I herewith reproduce it: 



"So little practical knowledge on this subject is abroad in our kennels, judg 

 ing from the large number of dams and puppies that have been annually lost, that 

 it is important when we come across isuch articles as Mr. A. J. Sewell's, the noted 

 English dog 'Vet,.' on the above subject, that others than the readers of the English 

 Kennel Gazette should be allowed an opportunity to read them. From such hints 

 the intelligent Kennel man may prepare himself to meet emergencies which can 

 not be foreseen, and which often happen when a 'vet.s' services are not immedi- 

 ately available. The following will meet such cases: " 'It occasionally happens in 

 cases of head presentation that the hind legs are bent forward on the body, which 

 renders the delivery difficult, and without the passage is large and the pains are 

 very strong, the bitch cannot bring the pup without assistance. This is best rend- 

 ered by grasping the puppy across the hips with a small pair of thin-bladed partu- 

 rition forceps, and by gently pulling at the puppy during each throe. 



" 'It frequently occurs that though a puppy may lie in a normal position the 

 mother is unable to give birth to it, in consequence of its being too large. The 

 nose may be just inside the vagina, and there become fixed in spite of the bitch 

 straining for hours. I have seen hundreds of such cases. It is a mistake to leave 



