American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-08-29
A Dog Surgeon.

| ONE of the most remarkable instances
| of sagacity and animal reasOning-for il
| is more than instinct-that we have evel
| yet heard of took place yesterday after
noon at the residence of Whitfield Craw
| ford southeast corner of Seventh and
Madison streets, in this city. The prin
cipal actors in the case were large dog
| belonging to Mr.. Crawford, of the st
Bernardine and Newfoundland breed,
about two years old, who readily an
swers to the name of Carlo, and an ordi-
nary domestic house-cat named Dick
Between the two strong feeling OF
friendship has always existed, each shar-
ing the others meals, and at night Dick,
approaching a soft bed, always found it
by lying upon the top of his good
natured friend Carlo.
On Wednesday last, on Mr.. Crawford s
return from market, he cut piece of
fresh meat into small pieces for Dick,
but accidentally needle and thread
lying close by got mixed up with the
meat. This poor Dick swallowed or at
tempted to swallow with the meat, but,
not succeeding, the needle stuck in his
throat, from which cause he of course
suffered intensely, and in his suffering
he had the entire sympathies of his
friend Carlo. Like "a skillful physician
Carlo set about discovering the seat of
lue ulSeaSe, WHICH he lOuuu cAlSlcu LII
Dicks 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 Il fair
chance. The licking operation con
tinued all day Thursday, and at inter
walls during the night, Carlo occasionally
pausing to press his tongue against the
neck of his feline friend, as if trying to
force some sharp pointed instrument on
the inside through the cats neck to the
outside. Yesterday the same operation
was continued by Car until about four
o'clock, when he was seen with his whole
body quivering wi Ii excitement, trying
to catch something with his teeth, in
which he succeeded, and, giving II sud
den jerk, he pulled the needle through
the hide of the cat, where it hung by the
thread, which still held it from the III
side. The remainder of the operation
was performed by daughter of MIR
Crawford, who pulled the thread through,
and stuck the needle in the fence close
by The jo, 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 in the fence, which he
examined very infinitely, saying in ac-
tions almost as plain as words: . See
what | did" A son of MIR. Crawford,
coming home from his labor, was met by
Carlo, who turned and ran to where the
needle was, and smelled it as if to eX-
plain 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 cat, the needle and
the wound in the cats neck can all be
seen. The dog himself will point out the
needle and give evidence of the truth of
the foregoing facts as narrated.-Whl-
n.itgtoh (Del) Contnercidt.