CANINE AND FELINE SURGERY 



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A foster-mother, too, should alwa^-s be carefully inspected 

 for mange, distemper, or other contagious disease before 

 being admitted into a kennel where there are valuable dogs. 

 Neglect of this precaution has on numerous occasions intro- 

 duced disease and caused 

 most terrible losses. 



It should not be for- 

 gotten that a cat will often 

 bring up puppies, and that 

 they make the very best 

 of foster-mothers for the 

 small and toy breeds of 

 dogs. 



Having obtained the 



foster-mother, the next 



thing to be done is to get 



her to take to the off- 



"k^,^ ^^^^^^^H s spring, and to do this she 



K, ^^^^^^^H '^ should be fed, made as 



~ comfortable as possible, 

 and allowed to settle 

 down quietly if she has 

 come from a distance, 

 the new puppies or kittens 

 being placed with her for 

 the first time at night 

 amongst her own, several 

 of whom it is wiser to 

 keep. 



The puppies or kittens 



for two or three hours 



after birth need warmth 



even more than food. It is the custom with some well-known 



breeders always to remove the pups as they are born, to dry 



them and place them in flannel in a basket in front of a 



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