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-Bealert for Sarcoptic
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‘By JOHN ROBINSON, puppy prove unacceptable _ effect. But its not always 100
D.V.M. for health reason or other percent. —
major defect. . ‘sg

0 Q: We have this old cat pseudonym of a practising
pect ae ant fad Sua mea ‘et St Easter Ve
placed his new acquisition on House. Can any thing be ary Medicine whose id
the table - a ten-week old done? for professional reasons, .
male sheltie puppy which A+ Yes. He needs toning up cannot be published - if you
even then was lifting his hind 49d this can best be lave questions | your
leg to scratch. His ears and accomplished by giving a pet and its health, write to
face showed extensive hair COUrse of anabolic hormone re ° Robinson ot worth 7 od
loss and several scratch OVET 2 period of one month. Oe NS ee ‘MARKEY’ IS A YOUNG, neutered beagle. He i is very clean and has nice lines to his
marks ina scaly | looking skin. “geriatric, Supplement. ¢on- 2O VIM and. yon nana body. Hounds make excellent pets for young families and this one is a bundle of fun.

. taining hormone...which is will not be printed unless you Hf you can give him a home with a fenced in-yard please phone Doris Orr at 987-9015.
time eaves up for : sone what seems td have a good specifically request it.

pure-bred. He’s got all his
papers, had his shots and
even been wormed. We were
assured he was real quality
-and might even turn out good
enough to show!’’

“Tell me’’, I said, ‘chow
long have you had him?”’

**Just about two weeks, I
think. We went out to the
kennels for him and even
then he seemed to be
scratching a bit but they said
he was being fed so well his -
blood was a bit overheated.””

. lexamined the puppy who ve . '
was all scaly crusty areas - ;
— down the neck and under the j , <
chest, inside the arms and . ,
. down thé back legs. The
crusting was most marked ~ = :

around the edges of the ears. |
I broke off some of those
. cursts, mashed them down

wie and pumas ae | FABRIC FINISH, LEATHER,

microscope.

“Just as I though", I told ROPE. WEDGE |
The wa Many cmagous | CONSTRUCTION

skin disease caused by a tiny
mite which is transmissable
to humans. ‘*By the way, are
your children itchy?”

**Yes’’ he said, ‘‘so is the
wife. They are being treated
by Dr. Allison for allergy.’’

‘‘Well, believe me, it’s
called scabies - fortunately
easily cleared up with a few
medicated baths which you
can give at home. The doctor
will prescribe something for
the family after I've phoned
him.”’

Later, I spoke to the

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bad news. They had taken GROUP 1 WOOLCO

Cire month ago and had REG. PRICE 6.96 - 9.96

thoroughly washed the build- .
ing before they introduced ‘.

their pure bred dogs. But it VA O O ee) SA L E
wasn't enough. When

sarcoptic scabies gets into a
kennel, a complete removal
of old wooden cages is

essential - and preferably GROUP 2 WOOLCO

rere einintoted  fheralnes REG. PRICE 13.96 - 15.96

ones.

The main lesson for WOOLCO
Roberts and all hopefuls who
buy a new puppy - whether
you are spending a lot of
money or not - do have it

checked by a veterinarian
before the deal is completed.

Even the most reputable ,
kennels sometimes sell pups Prices in effect til Saturday, February 3.
with conditions that the . While Quantities Last
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