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THE DOG. 



Fig. 1415.— Bodkin-tailed Round- 

 worm, Male. 



a, Natural size; b, Greatly enlarged. 



the worm, and the an- 

 imal is subjected to the 

 most severe agony. It 

 is found sometimes in 

 the abdominal v cav- 

 ity, sometimes in the 

 kidneys, and some- 

 times in the bladder, 

 The Trichocephalus Dispar (Fig. 1413) is a 

 round-worm which is peculiar to man and to monk- 

 eys, but we give the illustration here as a matter 

 of reference. 



The OxYtJRis VERMICULARIS, which the Ger- 

 mans call the Pfriemensckwantze, or Bodkin- 

 tailed worm (Figs. 1414 and 1415), often inhabits 

 the rectums of children and dogs, where they 

 cause an insupportable itching. The female is 

 three times as large as the male. 



The ASCARIS Mystax (Fig. 141 6), though not' 

 especially infesting the dog, is here shown, as it Fig. 1416. — Ascaris 

 is a parasite o £ the large intestines of the cat, Mystax (Ascaris of 

 the leopard, the lion, and the wild-cat. It is a 

 little smaller-sized round-worm than the one last 

 described. 



the Cat). 



a, The male; b, The 

 female; c and d, Ths 

 wing-shaped ta£, tie 

 and face view. 



Fig. 1417.— Tape-worms (Taenia Solium). 

 A, tape-worm in dog or cat* B. tape-worm In a lade. 



