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lished by means of the treatment. The administration of some 

 anthelmintics, very efficient indeed in parasitic anemia, do not 

 give any good result in others. The autopsy of one of the first 

 cases which succumbs permits us to establish clearly the nature of 

 the disease. It should not be confounded with the morbid condi- 

 tion produced by the Pentastoma or Linguatulu. If these parasites 

 occasion at times epistaxis, the general condition of the animals 

 which have remained healthy permits us to exclude parasitic 

 anemia. 



Treatment. As soon as the disease has made its appearance in 

 a pack the treatment must be prophylactic and curative. The pro- 

 phylaxis comprises the following means : Keep the kennel in a 

 perfect state of cleanliness ; make frequent and thorough washings, 

 in order to scatter and wash away the eggs of the parasites, which 

 exist in large numbers in the excrements of dogs which are affected; 

 also prevent the beasts from lapping the water running in the 

 trenches of the kennel or of neighboring pools ; it is also advisable 

 to give them boiled water, or at least water which comes from a 

 source protected from matters dejected by the patients; finally, 

 distribute the food in pails or other recipients, and be careful not 

 to throw it upon the ground, where it may become soiled by the 

 dejections. Isolation of the patients is an excellent measure; it 

 ought always to be applied when the situation of the locality 

 permits. 



The curative treatment comprises the administration of anthel- 

 mintic agents powerful enough to kill the worms. Mégnin has 

 advised kamala in a dose of 3 to 4 grammes ; it is of very great 

 advantage to associate calomel (0.5 gramme) and arsenous acid 

 (0.005 to 0.01 gramme) with this remedy. The aqueous extract 

 of male fern, which has given many good results in the treatment 

 of anemia in young animals (Perroncito), is also an advisable agent. 

 It may be given in doses of 3 to 6 grammes. 



[Trasbot recommends as a treatment in this form of helminthiasis, 

 and one that has given him great success, the administration of 

 etherized extract of male fern, 4 to 8 grammes, tincture of male 

 fern, 20 to 40 grammes, given twice, with an interval of four days, 

 purge with castor oil, allow the patients an interval of quiet for 

 four days, and then repeat the treatment. — w. L. z.] 



Finally, it is necessary to prescribe a tonic regimen ; a nutritious 

 alimentation composed mainly of meat, hacked meat, milk prépara- 

 is 



