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erally ill at ease after nursing, and if it is long 
continued they will die one by one. This condition 
is easily corrected, however, if bicarbonate of soda is 
given three times daily. The dose should be about 
as much as can be heaped upon a dime. If this 
condition is not corrected at once, it will be disas¬ 
trous to the puppies. In such cases it is well to 
procure a foster mother. Naturally, if this is the 
first litter, the qualities of the mother as a nurse 
are unknown; but where trouble of this kind has 
been experienced before, it is well to provide for 
the foster mother in advance, so that she will be 
on hand to assume the duties of the real mother at 
a moment’s notice. For further information and 
more minute particulars regarding the foster mother 
or raising puppies on a bottle, I would suggest that 
the beginner procure a copy of a former book of 
mine entitled, “Dog Keeping for the Amateur." 
Under normal conditions little care need be given 
the puppies for the first few weeks, but the mother 
should be well fed and not less than three times 
a day. When the puppies are three weeks old, there 
is reason to suspect worms; for few puppies go 
through life without them, and at this tender age 
these parasites are prone to work sad havoc. Many 
a litter of puppies die off rapidly for no other reason 
than because they have not been treated. Some are 
averse to treating puppies of this tender age for 
worms, but one remedy 1 can recommend as one that 
is safe and effective is “Le Roy’s Puppy Worm 
Remedy, ’ which is one of the best specifics for 
young puppies and in fact any puppy under a year 
