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in the dog also. Death does not, as a rule, follow 

 the infestation unless in an aggravated form. 

 Obviously there is no remedy. 



KNEE SPRUNG. — A condition m which the 

 knees bend forward as the result of contraction of 

 tendons located along the back of the leg. In 

 aggravated cases the tendons should be cut. If 



KIDNEY WORMS IN THE HOG 



While worms are occasionaUy found in the kidneys, they do 

 not frequently cause disease or death. 



this is to be done only a skilled surgeon should be 

 allowed to perform the operation. 



LAMINITIS.— See Founder. 



LICE. — Farm animals, especially those housed in 

 stables more or less infested with insects and 

 vermin, are commonly troubled with lice. Animals 

 in good health resist the insects, but those already 

 in a non-thrifty condition do not fare so well. Lice 

 cause a good deal of annoyance to farm stock, inas- 

 much as they bite the skin, suck out blood, and 

 thus cause considerable irritation. Lice can be seen 



