Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-19
A DOG SURGEON.

The Wilmington, (Del.) Daily Commercial
has the following: One Of the most remarka-
BILE instances of sagacity and animal reason
;ng-for it is more than instinct-that we
have ever yet heard of, took place yesterday
afternoon at the residence of Whiteheld Craw-
ford, southeast corner of Seventh and Madi-
son streets, in this city. The principal actors
in the case were large dog belonging to Mr..
Crawford, of the St. Bernard and Newfound-
land breed, about two years old, who readily
answers to the name of Carlo, and an ordina-
ry house cat, named Dick. Between the two
strong feeling of friendship has always ex-
listed, each sharing the others meals, and at
night Dick, approaching soft bed, always
found it by lying upon the top OF his good
natured friend Carlo.
On Wednesday last, on Mr.. Crawford's re-
turn from market, he cut piece of fresh meat
into small pieces for Dick, but accidentally q
needle and thread lying close by got mixed
with the meat. This poor Dick swallowed,
or attempted to swallow, with the meat, but
not succeeding, the needle stuck in his throat,
from which he of course suffered intensely,
and in his suffering he had the entire sympa.
thies of his friend Carlo. Like skillful
physician, Carlo set about discovering the seat
of the disease, which he found existed in
Dicks neck
After an apparent consultation between the
two, one as patient, the other as physician,
Carlo commenced operations by licking Dicks
neck, the cat holding its head to one side to
give Carlo fair chance. The licking opera
tion continued 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 Carlo, until
about four o'clock, when he was seen with his
whole body quivering with excitement, trying
to catch something with his teeth, in which he
succeeded, and giving 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 per.
formed by daughter of Mr.. Crawford, 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 knowl-
edge 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 minutely, saying in actions almost as
plain as words, "See what I did," A son of
Mr.. 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
explain the case more fully to the new conner.
We need only to 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.