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of eleven or twelve montlis old suffer from swellings round 

 the teats, whicli may be likely to form into an abscess. 

 Then hot linseed poultices should be applied, and when the 

 place is soft and ripe (unless it breaks), it should be opened, 

 and the wound washed with warm water and then dressed 

 with carbolic oil. 



Vomiting (Persistent) 



This is generally indicative of gastric disturbance, 

 probably gastritis, or inflammation of the lining membrane 

 of the stomach. The followiog mixture should be given 

 every four hours, a teaspoonful at a time : Dilute hydro- 

 cyanic acid, 16 drops, 80 grs. of carbonate of soda, 

 chloroform water to 1 oz. Allow free access to cold 

 water for drinking, or put small pieces of ice in the 

 mouth. Essence of beef will often stay on the stomach 

 when nothing else will. After the vomiting has ceased, 

 great care must be taken with the diet — a very little at a 

 time and in a readily digestible form. At this stage a little 

 quinine is desirable. 



Worms 



' Stonehenge,' one of the greatest authorities on dogs, 

 says : ' Worms are a fertile source of disease in the dog, 

 destroying every year more puppies than distemper itself.' 

 Worms in poppies are most injurious, as they cut off their 

 supply of foods and irritate their nervous system to a 

 frightful degree, and produce indigestion, constipation, in- 

 flammation of the bowels, and. finally death. They cause 

 irregularity of the bowels, render the coat staring and rough, 

 and make the breath most offensive, and often reduce the 

 poor dog to a living skeleton. 



There are many varieties of worms. The common maw- 

 worm, which is half an inch long, with a pointed tail and 

 a flat broad head, exists chiefly in the large intestines in 

 large numbers , but these do not trouble the dog's health 

 much. It is the round-worm called Ascaris marrjinata 



