Show A Curious Parasite It is an old saying that every dog ha his day According to an English authority au-thority that day is neither very long nor specially comfortable in Fiji It is impossible im-possible to keep foreign dogs alive for much more than a couple of years Those born there may live four years The cause of this mortality is a species of worm that lives in the blood vessels arteries ar-teries and heart Adult specimens of this parasite sometimes measure as m chas ch-as five inches and the blood of some animals an-imals is actually swarming with them Puppies are often troubled with them although it seams to take about six months to develop them to a troublesome stage When a dog is attacked it begins i with a sharp barking which is at once recognized as the beginning of poor Fidoa last chapter Thus far no remedy has been found or even suggested The earns parasite is found in dogs in eastern Asia and identical symptoms are noted The animal may live six months to two year after the first indications are observed New York Ledcror |