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to tie the dog's head up at on angle of 45deg. for an hour. The 

 following formula, however, softens greatly its irritating effects, and I 

 would recommend it to be kept ready mixed, in a well stoppered 

 bottle, and in a cool place ; it will retain its good qualities a long 

 time, merely requiring to be well shaken before a dose is measured 

 out. 



Oil of Male Fern Emulsion for Tapeworm. — Take oil of Male 

 Fern, Joz. ; powdered gum acacia, loz. j pure glycerine, loz. ; water 

 to make lOoz. It should be mixed by a chembt, who will make a 

 much nicer emulsion than a person unaccustomed to dispense could 

 do. The dose for a 201b. dog, one dessertspoonful ; for a mastiff, 

 two tablespoonfnls. 



Kamala ia a comparatively new remedy against worms in this 

 country. It is a product of India, and is a dry, reddish-brown 

 powder, obtained from minute glands adhering to the capsules of 

 Bottlera tinctoria ; the dose is the same as in the case of aieca-nnt. 

 In my own experience I have found it a most useful remedy for both 

 Round and Tapeworm. 



There are many remedies more or less reliable, manufactured and 

 sold by firms dealing in kennel requisites, and amongst the best are 

 Naldire's, Spratt's, Rackham's, Cliamberlin and Smith's, and Heald'a. 



There are general rules to be observed in giving worm medicine 

 to dogs. The animal must be prepared for it, as it is of no use 

 giving it on a full stomach. A strong and mature dog should be 

 kept without food sufficiently long to empty the stomach. With 

 young pups, giving the worm medicine in the morning before feed- 

 ing generally answers. My practice is to administer a tablespoon- 

 ful of oUve oil to the dog in the evening before ^ving the vermifuge ; 

 and the worm medicine should always be followed in a few hours by 

 a purgative, for which purpose there is nothing better than the Mild 

 Purge. Many of the worm medicines advertised have jalap and 

 other purgatives combined with the anthelmintics, but that is not a 

 good plan. 



Another point to be observed is the repetition of the dose. It is 

 in almost all cases needful to repeat worm expellents two or three 

 times at intervals of four or five days, or a week, and in every case 

 the dog should be kept confined, that the effect may be observed. 

 In the case of tapeworm the remedy or remedies selected must be 

 persevered with until the head of the worm is expelled, and in all 

 cases the worms and all discharged fxces should be burned to prevent 

 propagation of the parasites by their ova. 



WOUHrBS. — For the purposes of description these can be divided 

 Into Incised, Lacerated, Punctured, and Contused. 



