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of distemper. The most frequent symptoms 

 are a spasmodic jerking or twitching of the 

 muscles; while distressing to look at, the hound 

 suffers no physical pain whatever. It is a most 

 obstinate disease and a hound is seldom worth 

 the trouble necessary to effect a cure. Give 

 five drops of Fowler's solution of arsenic, in- 

 crease the dose daily two drops until up to 

 thirty-six drops; then decrease the dose five 

 drops daily until back to the five drops. If no 

 decided improvement is noticed, give the hound 

 away. If you feel encouraged, go through the 

 treatment again and again. Remember arsenic 

 is poisonous. 



Worms 



It is a fact not generally known that all pups 

 are infested with worms and frequently when 

 ten days old; therefore do not wait or look for 

 symptoms, but treat all pups when Rvq weeks 

 old, whether they show any signs or not. How- 

 ever, if the following symptoms are present at 

 four weeks of age, do not hesitate to treat 

 them. All of the worm medicines advertised 

 are good for grown dogs, but many of them 

 will kill or stunt pups of this age. 



The presence of worms in pups is indicated 



