The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-20
A Dog Surgeon.

One on the most remarkable instances of
sagacity and animal reasoning-for it is
more than inStinct-that we have ever yet
heard OF, says the Wilmington (Del:1 Com
Dlercldt, took place yesterday afternoon at
the rcsidenceOf Whitfield Crawford. south
east corner of School and Madison streets,
in this city. The principal actors in the
case were large deg belonging to Mr..
Crawford, Of the St. Bernard and New
fOundland breed, about two years old, who
readily answers to the name of Carlo, and
an ordinary domestic house cat named
Dick. Between the two a strong feeling
of friendship has always existed, each
sharing the others meals, and at night,
Dick approaching soft Thing, always
found 1t by lying upon the top of his
goOd-natured friend Carlo. On Wednes-
day last on Mr.. Crawford's return from
market, he cut piece of fresh meat into
small pieces for Dick, but accidentally a
needle and thread lying close by got mixed
up with the meat. This poor Dick swal-
lowed, or attempted to swallow with the
meat, but not succeeding, the needle stuck
in his throat, from which he of course sui
fered intensely, and in his suiferings he
had the entire sympathles of his friend
! Carlo. Like slNlliul physician, Carlo
set about discovering the seat of the
disease, which he found existed in Dick S
neck. After an apparent consultation be-
tween the two, one as patient the other as
doctor, Carlo commenced operations by
licking Dicks neck. the cat holding its
head to one side to give Carlo a fair chance.
This licking operation continued all day
on Thursday, and at intervals through the
night, Carlo occasionally pausing to press
his tongue against the neck of his feline
/ friend as if trying to suck some sharp
| pointed instrument on the inside through
| the cats neck 10 the outside. Yesterday
! the same operation was continued by Carlo
until about 10 O'Clock, when he was seen
with his whole body quivering with eX-
! element, trying to catch something with
/ his teeth, in which he succeeded, and Civ
ing a sudden jerk he pulled the needle
! through the hide of the cat, where it hung
/ by the thread which still held it from the
| inside. The remainder of the operation
was performed by daughter of Mr.. Craw-
| ford, who pulled the thread through and
/ stuck the needle in the fence close by.
! The Joy of Carlo knew no bounds, and
| frisking his buShy tail about and rubbing
his shaggy sides against his master, he
! showed his full knowledge of what he had
done by going to the cat and licking the
wound in the neck and then to the needle
i'm the fence, which he examined very min
utely, saying in action almost as plain as
words, "See what | did," A son of Mr..
Crawford coming home from his labor was
met by Carlo, who turned and ran 10
where the needle was, smelling it as if to
explain the case more fully to the new
conner. We need only say that those who
doubt the truth of this statement should
call at the place designated, where the dog,
the eat, the needle, and the wound in the
cats neck can all be seen. The dog him
self will point out the needle and give evil
dence of the truth of the foregoing facts
as narrated