Some Common Ailments 



that once when I had an outbreak in my 

 own kennels I asked a well-known physician 

 if he could give me any tips, and he 

 suggested injecting into the veins of the 

 patient the blood from a dog that had just 

 recovered. Unfortunately, having no dog 

 that had got through the disease, I was not 

 able to act upon this advice. 



Next to distemper, worms must be 

 accounted a plentiful source of trouble, 

 especially among puppies, practically all of 

 which suffer from these pests. There are 

 several varieties of these parasites, but those 

 most frequently met with are the round 

 worm and the tape-worm, the former being 

 commonly found in puppies. They are the 

 cause of endless mischief, and when they are 

 present you cannot expect a whelp to thrive. 

 In sucking puppies worms may cause enter- 

 itis, while the host may also develop fits, or 

 die of stoppage or perforation of the bowels. 

 I have known a little charcoal in the milk 

 act as a vermifuge with puppies just begin- 



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