Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11

DOGS As PATIENTS.
"a ES, I'm q doctor now. said the bird
~ fancier 10 . STAR reporter yesterday
II as he dropped capsule into the opea
IS &mouth of bull dog he had between his
1@&uees
'Aes, sir" he continued, pstting the dog.
I'm real doctor now; that 10 - far - dogs
and birds go. Can 1 cure them IL they are
sick! Well, yor Just try me. Never lost .
patient yet and some OF nv cures are marvel
ons. Does il pay? Well. Just reckon IL does.
DO you see that bull dog? HIS liver IL out Of
order and IT will take Just three dave 10 cure
him. AZ Fl visit aud one visit day. that
makes SS.no' bad for curing dogs diseased
liver, ehY'
lis one dollar your regular fee9" returned
the scribe, taking a seat on Q box Of dog bic
cults.
that's my visiting fee or course. n take
the dog here with me the owner has 70 pay
board for il"
have plenty OF that sort of work. II was only
last Monday that amputated dogs tail But
that's nothing, we cut tails of every day or 80.
II society fad. you know, 20 have dogs with
short tails. Then we clip terriers ears. but
there's not much skill in that You would
laugh il You could see some OF the ladies who
bring dogs here TO have their tails cut They
so on terrible, and If the purp happens 70 yell.
which, OF course, IL does, they stop mp thor
ears and run away"
"Do you allow people to see You at work2"
mo. not generally; but whom these fine la
dies come down nothing will do but they must
see everything. Whist! here comes one nov.
Just listen.
Good morning, Mrs. H., how's your dog to-
day2"
''oh. doctor. Toodles is awful, Didn't sleep
all night and forsook his milk and bread this
morning. Please see what you can do fog
| him.
HE WAS BILIOUS
The dog was passed over IL was a fat pug
SO fat in fact that il could hardly walk. Yet
il carried its pedigreed curly tail in thorough
| bred style from without velvet coat which
encircled the dogs body and fastened UNDER
meath with tiny pink bows.
The dog doctor squeezed the pups throat
| and ont came it's tongue.
This dogs bilious" said the doctor with q
knowing wink. You've been feeding him on
candy"
.Jnst tiny bit. doctor. Oh! say he'll get
we'll"
Tie doctor looked thoughtful a moment and
continued:
lies. can cure him, but il he gets over
this. take my advice and don't give him any
more sweets"
"Tli never do it again. doctor. Will I.
Tood:esr" appealing to the dog.
Then take this box of capsules and give
him one now, and you can see how do it,"
Taking the dog between his legs the doctor
pressed his knees about it's neck and opened
| ITS mouth. Then taking capsule in his mouth
he dropped 1t down the dogs throat way out Of
| sight.
Il can never do that in the world doctor"
said the lady despairinSly. Cant you do ID
any other way?'
'YOu might put ii in q piece of meat, but
my way is the best"
iii try the meat way fret"
"How much, doctorl'
'One dollar, please, and 25 cents for the
| medicine"
My! how reasonable you are Our family
doctor charges me 81 each visit and the medi-
cine always costs about dollar" SO handing
the fee over she departed with Toodles In her
I arms.
ADVICE ABOUT CANNES.
They are the people we make living OF
Of" said the doctor. as soon az she was out OF
sight. "She oyerfeeds her dog in the first
place and stuffs him with cake and candy. A
| bull dog couldn't stand such treatment The
result is the dog gets sick. Can you blame
him! You'd get sick yourself. And il he isn't
| treated at once, dies. Dogs should be fed but
| twice day-a light breakfast and a hearty
| dinner
Puppies should be fed oftener, but in either
| case never overfeed. Ii not only makes the dog
lazy. but sick. Meat should never be given to
~
bone now and then. however, is beneficial as
il aids teething and. when broken up and
swallowed aids digestion. Some people think
| good piatefui OF meat is all a dog re-
CURES; Wrong again. Show me a dog
brought up on meat and I'll venture
| to say he is worthless. The proper thing 70
| feed dog with il what you might call dog
cakes They are simply the waste meat chopped
| up with some cornmeal and well done vese-
| tables and baked. Prepared food comes ready
1 nj "a nts Oh
also be given occasionally and now and then q
| little broth. Care should be taken TO see that
the dog is kept clean and his sbluiious should
| be weekly. But you must excuse me now, I'm
going to the hospital to see my patients. Won't
you come along?'
THE DOC HOSPITAL
The STAR man followed up two flights OF
stairs, then back through a long. dark hall and
the hospital for dogs was reached. II consisted
| of a large, warm room with comfortable beds
| for the dogs. Three of these were occupied
In the first bed large Newfoundland dog was
! recovering from severe attack Of Rheumatism,
and when the doctor approached he got up and
wagged his tail and stretched himself.
You'll soon be all right old man, said the
doctor, patting his big shaggy coat
do you mean to say that the rheumatism
that dog has is similar to the disease Of the
same name SO prevalent among human beingsl"
| asked the reporter.
"Yes. Why not? claim that dogs have the
| same diseases men do. This French poodle
here has yellow jaundice. Look"
The reporter looked, and sure enough every
| symptom OF that peculiar disease was apparent
The dogs face was a sickly yellow and II
| seemed unwilling to move.
do expect TO cure il? Why, of course.
That dog has only been here one day aud
already IL shows signs of improvement"
DOGS As PATIENTS.
.'What kind OF patients do dogs maker"
queried the STAR man.
''Best in the world" rejoined the doctor.
'It is really pleasure to physic dog. You
know they can't say anything, even If they do
growl little"
mo. was never bitten by sick dog They
seem to know that am doing all can 70
make them we'll and think appreciate it,"
THAT was an excellent method Of giving
pills, noticed a few moments ago, but how
do you manage when the medicine is in liquid
form?"
Nothing easier in the world" answered the
doctor removing a splinter from a settlers
broken leg Take the dog between your legs
and force its mouth open by pressing the finger
and thumb on either side of the throat Then
hold out one corner Of the mouth and pour the
medicine in there. Ii makes u natural funnel
or course the dogs head must be held aloft to
keep the medicine from spilling. In case the
dog is vicious put a muzzle on him and pro-
ceed the same"
Having visited all OF his patients the dog
doctor Withdrew and brought up in front Of
cage where the occupant, q Cuban parrot, sat
moping.
tor. 1t has q bad cold Oh! yes. I'm q bird
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