When I have a litter of puppies that are weak in bone, their legs not strong enough to sustain the body, I give the mother three times a day until pups are weaned, some precipitated phosphate of lime which creates bone. Dose for toy dogs, a pug for instance, would be an even teaspoonful. For dogs the size of a pointer, one and a half teaspoonful, and for large breeds like a St. Bernard or mastiff, two teaspoonfuls. Mix the lime up In a little milk and all bitches will readily drink it down, as it is of a pleasant taste. Better, however, do the mixing where they do not see you, for if they got the idea that it was medicine they might not take it. Many a dog will run and hide at the sight of a spoon, so great being their aversion to taking medicine.

Other troubles sometimes arise at this time, which are often caused by worms, but still more frequently result from unsuitable food or foods of innocent nature that have undergone noxious changes, and still oftener by overloading the stomach, until indigestion sets in and then the food, Instead of supplying nutriment, becomes an irritant; pains arise, swelling of the organs occur, and unless quickly relieved the pups quickly succumb. These symptoms are usually attributed to worms, which frequently cause similar troubles. Another difficulty with like symptoms is a slight chill, sending the blood from the surface to the internal organs, producing congestion therein, and it is sometimes that serious disorders, not easily distinguished from any of these, are caused by worm remedies being given, without knowledge of their effects, or due preparation on the part of the patient. All these troubles may be classed as gastro-enteritis, and the same treatment applied. There should be an immediate cleaning out of the bowels with castor or sweet oil, and the use of opiates afterward generally give best results, either paregoric or laudanum, the former preferred, because of the camphor in it.

The opiate should be given every hour, until the pain is relieved, and then nourishment in the form of warm milk should follow, with the application of artificial heat, or stimulation, in case of any tendency to chill.

Raw milk should never be given to any puppies, always boil or scald it. Under the heading of "Worms," you can now find proper treatment for puppies.

The following article on "Parturition," and a valuable one indeed -coming from the pen of Dr. A. J. Sewell, the celebrated English dog veterinarian, was lately published in the American Stock-Keeper, and I herewith reproduce it:

"So little practical knowledge on this subject is abroad in our kennels, judging from the large number of dams and puppies that have been annually lost, that it is important when we come across such articles as Mr. A. J. Sewell's, the noted English dog 'Vet.,' on the above subject, that others than the readers of the English Kennel Gazette should be allowed an opportunity to read them. From such hints the intelligent Kennel man may prepare himself to meet emergencies which can not be foreseen, and which often happen when a 'vet's' services are not immediately available. The following will meet such cases: " 'It occasionally happens in cases of head presentation that the hind legs are bent forward on the body, which renders the delivery difficult, and without the passage is large and the pains are very strong, the bitch cannot bring the pup without assistance. This is best rendered by grasping the puppy across the hips with a small pair of thin-bladed parturition forceps, and by gently pulling at the puppy during each throe.

" 'It frequently occurs that though a puppy may lie in a normal position the mother is unable to give birth to it, in consequence of its being too large. The nose may be just inside the vagina, and there become fixed in spite of the bitch straining for hours. I have seen hundreds of such cases. It is a mistake to leave these cases too long, thinking they will come all right, as it is wasting time and the mother's strength; and if there are other puppies to some she probably will not have strength either to expel them herself, or help anyone who may try to assist her.

"'In these instances the head is so firmly fixed in the mouth of the womb that it is impossible to take hold of it with forceps, however small or thin the blades may be, but the hook of the crochet may generally be passed into the mouth of the puppy, and by fixing it well into the pallet a good hold may be obtained, and the puppy drawn through the passage by main force. If care be taken it is astonishing what amount of force may be used in promoting delivery without at all injuring the bitch, but it is best not to pull on the puppy except during the labor pains, if there are any. " 'It is the custom of some veterinary surgeons to give the ditch during labor a hot bath if the parts are not considered sufficiently relaxed or if the pains are dull; at the proper time the tissues always do become properly and sufficiently dilated, providing that parts are in a normal state - that is, bar a stricture in the vagina or something of that kind - and if there is any abnormal condition a warm bath, in my opinion, does more harm than good, by often checking the pains.

" 'Sometimes when ergot fails to induce or stimulate the throe - (here is where I much prefer to use the Fellows' Compound Syrup of Hypo-phosphate) - I have applied with advantage to the abdomen an ice bag;- but what I find the best of all when one or two subcutaneous injections of ergo-tine have not worked satisfactorily, is to put the bitch in some vehicle and give her a drive, and if nothing else will induce the labor pains this will do so in most cases.

" 'The worst cases are those which when the bitch is due to pup and the parts become relaxed, there are no labor pains to expel the foeta. Examined per vaginum no puppy can be felt and no amount of excitement of the parts by passing a cold instrument into the passage or injection of ergot will cause contraction of the womb. If the patient seems all right it is best to wait some hours, during which time everything should be done to try and excite contraction of the parts. If the means taken do not succeed, then there is nothing to be done except the Csesarean operation, as it is not safe to attempt delivery with forceps or crochet when the puppies cannot be felt with the finger.'