Your Dog and Your Cat 



This is very important, because should difficulty 

 arise it is hard to decide just what course to take 

 unless the time of confinement is definitely known. 

 For instance, if the dog refused food and the pass- 

 age was found open there would be no cause for 

 alarm if it occurred on the sixty-second day, but 

 if it was the sixty-sixth day, the puppies would 

 have to be delivered immediately by one means or 

 another. 



False Conception. — This is a peculiar phenome- 

 non of nature. At about six weeks after the period 

 of season the breasts enlarge and milk is formed. 

 This occurs in bitches that have not been mated 

 more frequently than in those that have. The pres- 

 sure of the milk causes great pain. The temperature 

 goes up, the animal loses appetite and the bowels 

 become costive. Treatment consists in applying hot 

 towels to the breasts, after which camphorated oil 

 is carefully massaged over them. A dose of castor 

 oil is administered and food and water are given 

 sparingly for a few days. Abscesses of the breast 

 occasionally result from this condition. 



Pregnancy.— During the period that the bitch 

 carries her young the bowels should be kept free. 

 She should have a liberal diet of good nourishing, 

 food unless she is very fat. The food should, how- 

 ever, not be too bulky or sloppy. As much exer- 

 cise as possible should be given, especially if she is 

 obese. Great care should be taken to prevent acci- 

 dents. The dog must be kept clean, but not bathed 



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