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produce a liquid of soup-like consistency, and 

 fishing for the worms with a needle set in a 

 penholder such as is used for teasing histolog- 

 ical specimens. The strongyle is of small 

 dimensions, filiform and reddish pink in color. 

 Heavy infestation causes wasting, diarrhea, 

 sometimes epileptifornl convulsions and death 

 from anemia and exhaustion. 



Treatment: As in all strongyloses, treatment 

 is unsatisfactory but should be attempted. 

 Ferri carbonatis saccharata should be given in 

 five grain doses every morning and a generous 

 diet and free access to salt should be allowed. 

 As regards prevention, all droppings must be 

 burned and food grown on groimd manured 

 with rabbit manure, discarded or cooked before 

 use. Rabbits should be kept off infected 

 ground tmtil it has received a liberal dressing 

 of salt, 1000 pounds to the acre. 



The Trichocephalus unguiculus is also found 

 in the cecum and large intestine but appears to 

 be innocuous. 



The Oxyuris ambigua is found in the rec- 

 tum, and is sometimes seen hanging to the 

 fur in the anal region. This parasite appar- 

 ently causes no ailment and is unimportant. 



TAPE WORMS 



Cestodes are not often met with in the do- 

 mestic rabbit ; usually the Cittotaenia ctenoides 

 is the one most commonly found. Heavy in- 



