The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-30
AT A VETERINARY CLINIC.
Novel Scenes Where Horses, Dogs and
Cats Are Treated.

Philadelphia Record.
What say you to attending a clinic at the
veterinary department of the University of
Pennsylvania, by proxy, that is? You're
delighted, of course, for who isn't interested
in anything CONCERNING the welfare CT our
commence at o'clock, so those of us who
have a little way with us" of always being
late will content themselves with the last
half of it. Dr. Leonard Pearson conducted
the clinic yesterday morning. AS the cases
come in they are assigned to third-year stu
dents. Then the student is examined on the
case, and what he has prescribed also 1t
is hard to keep ones mind on the subject
at first, with horses being driven in and
out, dogs barking and cows lowing, not to
mention a lively calf and people sitting on
the anxious bench with cats and dogs. One
woman who said conductors had refused to
carry her little terrier on the trolly car was
prepared for them; she had Mrs. Tabby in
a perforated pasteboard box and little Mr.
Dog in a small leather satchel. AS the dog
was not treated it can only be supposed that
he was brought to cheer the cat.
The case of a pretty little bay mare was
very interesting. Sunday, it seems, at the
Girard-avenue bridge, she suddenly threw
up her head, crossed her legs, tried TO climb
up the air-in short, had fit, or blind stag
threw her down-yOu may fancy the state
she was in! DR.. Pearson tried to cross her
legs gently distracting her attention all the
fiexes), listened to her heart, which was all
right. She was more than normal, and had
no brain trouble. 1t was all in ner bit, the
comes. That was the only place you
couldn't feel. Questioning revealed the fact
that she had been more nervous since using
the curb bit, and. by the way, here's fact
to remember: The horses that require the
most doctoring are the horses that are driv-
en- with curb bit. It's the sort that have
those long things each side, and a chain
under In the case of the mare the mucous
membrance over the bone Will come away
and she may probably be driven in two
weeks.
Next a big white horse. in wretched
shape. walk her up and down" is the
first move. Feel of her, too, they do, and
note which side Is warmest, as well as how
she picks up her feet. She has been foun-
deped and 1t Is NECESSARY to get to work has as
rest. The directions are to fold blanket
in four. lengthwise, wet one end of it in
water as hot as the hands can endure every
twenty minutes for one hour in the morn
ing and one in the afternoon and bind on.
For the rest of the time bind on the medi-
cine prescribed to which treatment the
bruised shoulder will respond.
An express horse turned out to be too
young to work in the city streets. and was
suffering from splints. Again rest was the
thing month in the country, in fact. If
rest was not to be afforded the advice was
to sell while salable. splints not being I'M
soundness, or, at least, to give him soft
shoes to break the jar. A black horse with
q horn tumor, which had been successfully
operated upon nine weeks ago, had stepped
on nail while out at pasture. He had been
most ingeniousy shod piece of sheet iron
had been screwed on and there was layer
of Oakum.
Now for the dogs Whose case is this
and what about it," There was a SPLEEN
did greyhound with an liberated eye. and
all Sorts of puppies with distemper.
There's the dog who walks and the dog
who comes i'm a coupe. Such a rush there
was that the time for DR.. Pearson's. lee
ture was absorbed. Up in the dstemper
ward the tiniest spitz terrier. with claws
like a rats, as DR.. Shaw pointed out
They have got out a book. The Veterin-
airy Profession: It's Relation to the Health
and Wealth of the Nation" which con-
tains much valuable information, and many
Illustrations the prettiest being of the in
ner court OF the Veterinary School DR..
Pepper. points out the necessity of full
scientific equipment and proper conception
of the dignity and Importance OF the work
Or. Adams, that the social status Of the
veterinarian is determined entirely By him