The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19

has never been allowed to associate with | other dogs, and has never been fed on ] anything like offal, which would be likely ] to generate intestinal parasites. should | yet suffer from tapeworm. The eXplana- | ton rests with the flea which leaves | dog once it has obtained a cryptocyst and takes up its abode another dog, i by whom it is swallowed, with the result
 described above.
 l One moral to be deduced from these | facts, therefore, is the moral of cleanli- | ness. Never allow flea to trouble your I dog if you can possibly avoid it. This is perhaps rather large order. but really
 there is no reason why dogs should be
 troubled with fleas if only they are kept perfectly clean.
 i What are the symptoms by which it can be determined that dog is suffering from worms? AS regards puppies, the symptoms are very clear
 l They begin to get thin, and they have
 an appearance that can best be described 1 by the not very euphonious or delicate, | but certainly vivid, description of pot l bellied."
 This means that the round worms with which they become infested develop to such an extent as to give them a hang | ing appearance, which everyone that has l had experience in raising puppies will 1 speedily recognize as symptomastic of | the presence of worms.
 The puppies become very voracious yet
 do not seem to thrive. and in a maior- 1 ity of cases they have fits and unless
 relief be given very soon they will die in l these fits.
 l Another symptom is diarrhoea which of 1 course, is due to the irritated condition | of the intestines
 The administration of worm medicine | in any shape or form, however simple to puppies is always attended with no small amount of risk and for this reason as it | seems to us-that the effect of a mild
 dose of medicine is simply to stir up the worms when puppy is badly infested winch is practically as bad as giving an 1 overstrong dose
 l The mild dose stirs them up and causes
 a fit when the overstrong dose may have l what is practically a poisonous effect Repeat the dose in a mider form in l about week, and then it will be safe to assume that the dog has been cleared entirely. Alter this, take the precautjon 10 give from time to time some little l laxatlVe medicine In this way you can efiectlvely prevent the development of
 ,;,, MYTHS to any serious extent and so there Will not be any further need for the stronger yermifuges which are required ] when a puppy is badly infested
 mere are several varieties of worms which are troublesome to dogs and al though the description is not the most 1 ba | roughly speaking, tapeworms affect old dogs. round worms affect puppies and the hookworm affects all. The treatment TOT all is practically the same-vou must | give Vermifuge and an aperient. Some authorities maintain that these should
 De separated, while others prefer to give them jointly.
 thls complaint. it is desirable that prepa
 ratlon should be made in advance. in or ger that the dose given may prove ef- Iectlve It is also desirable that the dose
 should be repeated after an interval of
 10 days, and then from time to time say, every month or six weeks--a smaller
 dose can be given with advantage. so as
 to prevent the possibility of any further accumulation of these pests.
 We need hardly remind our readers that great many cases of skin irritation and trouble are due to worms which bv
 disturbing the digestive functions also cause the blood to be in ar impure con-
 dition and naturally give rise to irritation ol the skin and harshness of the coat 1 whether dogs are known to be suffering rom worm sor not, they should occasion- ally be dosed with worm medicine. in or der to prevent the possibility of any trouple arising from such cause as that. IT the worm medicine is not needed for It's immediate object, it will vet do no Il harm, but rather will do good by acting as an alternative and cleansing medicine
 which all dogs will benefit by from time to time.
 some dogs seem unable to keen any
 kind Of medicine down, and after two Il or three experiences of physic they be- come so knowing that sickness would he most likely to follow after nothing more
 serious than simple aperient San
 tomlne is one of the remedies recommend
 ed for worms, and is very effective in rlding dog of these internal parasites put It very often causes vomiting and Il often injuries to the stomach. Directly oog is suspected of havine worms. he should be taken in hand and proper treat ment should be resorted to. There Ir nothing more dangerous than to let a dog 1 go on suffering from worms without at tempting to check them. A dog can never De well and in, good condition when