The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-10-28
TREATING SICK DOGS.
dow Troublesome Teeth Are Extracted
From the Animals.

A handsomely dressed lady, with small
bundle carefully tucked under her arm, re-
Gently walked into the Office of prominent
veterinary surgeon and said, Doctor, I
have patient for you" =" well," replied
the doctor, "what is the matter with your
horse now ?" "Oh, nothing is the matter
with my horse, but Perita here has been
eating too many bonbons, guess, for she
has raging toothache." The lady took
red blanket from the bundle and exposed o
little black and white Mexican spaniel. The
dog whined while the doctor examined its
teeth. "Oh, doctor, please don't hurt
Perita," pleaded the lady, as he announced
that he had discovered the decayed member.
The doctor seized the spaniel and planted
her on her launches in a tall chair, securing
her. He then placed block between her
jaws, which kept them wide apart. Mean
while the lady talked as if her dearest child
was going through painful medical opera
ton and looked as if she felt much worse
than the dog did over it.
Can't you give her ether ?" she asked.
"Oh, yes, and the operation won't hurt
ihe dog at ALL"
He then took a nosebag thoroughly satu-
rated with ether and quickly drew it over
the dogs nose. As soon as Perita was rem
dered sufficiently insensble the doctor took
the nose bag away. He then seized his deli.
cate pinchers, reached into the dogs mouth
and in an instant Perita's troublesome tooth
was out. The spaniel gave yell and strug.
gled in her chair, while her mistress bound
ed to her side and exctedly caressed her.
A few minutes later Perita followed her
owner contentedly out of the surgeons of
fee.
When DR.. Gadsen was questioned Us to
what kind of medical operations he per-
formed on dogs, he said ooh, often
pull the teeth of dogs when they are de-
cayed. The ladies feed them on sweet,
meats and their teeth decay just like chill
dren's and need the same attention. Ihavt
taken out eyes for dogs when they have
been destroyed in fights, and could easily
replace natural eye with glass one. The
most work do for dogs is the setting of
broken bones. Pugs often jump from win
dows and break their legs, or are run over
in the street. People think great deal of
their dogs nowadays. Some ladies in the
city ARE as careful with their dogs as they
are with their children. When they get
sick they are nursed and gil their wants are
attended to. Why, do you know that plen-
| ty of ladies are afraid to bring their sick
pugs on the street and they send for me to
come and prescribe for them. Many ladies
send their servants with dogs to me, and
others, when they are very anxious about
them, bring the pets themselves huddled
up in their arms. or course have more
patients among the wealthy people, but
some persons bring dogs to me to cure
whom you would not think were able tc
keep dog. l have treated all kinds Of
logs, but ladies think most of their pugs,
and so have more of them to care for.
People pay big prices for dogs, and that
is why they value them so highly. When 1
came from England some years ago people
paid more attention to their dogs there ;
but now Americans are becoming more
English and they are devoting the same at
tention to their dogs. hiiadeiphia Times