t88 diseases of the domestic animals 



f ective. As preventive measures, the isolation of the sick ; the burn- 

 ing of feces of the sick; and removal of taeniae from same; the 

 avoidance of infected pastures and their disinfection; and finally, 

 preventing animals from eating the raw entrails of hogs, sheep 

 and of animals generally. 



Of the Dog. — T. cucumerina is about six times as common 

 as the other species — T. marginata, serrata, coenurus, echinococcus 

 and serialis. The dog flea is the common carrier of the larvae of 

 T. cucumerina. 



Symptoms. — These are only positive when portions of the 

 worms are found in the feces, vomitus. or about the anus. Diarrhea, 

 loss of weight, restlessness, rubbing of hind quarters, twitching of 

 muscles, colic, fits, and symptoms simulating rabies, in young ani- 

 mals may suggest the trouble. 



Treatment consists in starving the animal for twenty- four hours 

 and giving the following: 



B 



Oleoresinae aspidii 3ii 



Pone in capsulas viii 



Sig. Give 2 to 6 capsules and follow in i hour with 2 

 ounces of castor oil. 



Areca nut is also a successful remedy (gr. x-3ii) in capsules, 

 or more conveniently in fluidextract, and followed by a cathartic, 

 as above, if the bowels do not act within an hour or two. The 

 average dose of areca nut is gr. ii to the pound of live weight, but 

 half this amount may often be given to advantage with the ordi- 

 nary dose of aspidium. The use of an enema of salt and water 

 will facilitate the escape of the segments of the worm. If treatment 

 is not effective in removing the head of the worm, it should be re- 

 peated in three days. 



Sheep. — T. expansa and alba attack lambs, especially in wet 

 pastures and in wet seasons. Anemia, loss of flesh and condition, 

 depraved appetite and constipation, followed later by diarrhea, are 



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