The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09
ODD APPETITES.
Ostriches and Goats Are Not Alone
In the Possession of Them.

Ostriches and Goats Are Not Alone
In the Possession of Them.
From the London Mail.
The novel operation mentioned in our
yesterdays issue Of the removal Of
over six inches of hatpin from the neck
of kitten is not altogether without
precedent A Daily Mail representative
in the course of some brief interviews
with several leading veterinary sur
geons yesterday, heard Of many strange
accidents that befall domestic pets and
OF how science has on many occasions
given painless and complete relief.
kittens and puppies, and cats and
dogs, 1T was, stated are frequent suf-
ferers from a lack of discrimination in
swallowing things never intended for
consumption. Hatpins, meat-skeWers,
knitting needles and ordinary needles
and pins are among the articles they
have been known to swallow Only
recently tiny fox terrier was sub
United for professional examination on
what was supposed to be an abscess
In the side. The surgeons, however,
decided that foreign body was pres
ent, and nothing could of course be
done without the merciful aid Of chic
reform, for 1t is both interesting and
gratifying to know that even the least
until the animal to be operated on is
placed temporarily beyond the reach
OF pain The results of this operation
disclosed the presence Of a wooden
meat -skewer In the terriers stomach,
with the point projecting between the
ribs. The obstacle was successfully re-
moved, and today the tiny pet is as
frisky as ever it was
Another small spaniel paid the pen
atty Of It's righteousness with it's life,
mainly owing to the fact that it's own
er was comparatively poor man. One
morning the dog entered the bedroom,
and, bounding upon the dressing table,
Tapped up a diamond stud worth five
or six guineas. Ordinary emetics had
no effect, and, unfortunately, under
chlOroform on the operating table the
surgeon was unsuccessful in dislodging
the stud. At the wish of the owner a
further supply of the drug was given,
and post norton revealed the missing
gem.
1t is attributed to some cats that they
show an Incorporate inclination for
wine corks, and frequently swallow
them. Others swallow needles, which
gradually work out through their skin,
and there is a case on record Of an
omnivorous goat that swallowed a
packet Of small needles, and for some
months afterward, owing to its porcu-
pine exterior, was a terror to the small
boys who attempted to take a seat on
it's back.
Pet white mice. guinea pigs, tame
rabbits and hedgehogs are also includ-
ed in the veterinary surgeons patients.
Most Of their ailments are, however,
medical troubles, and their complaints
are very little different to those of their
youthful owners, in whose eyes, how
ever, the invalid's state is a momentous
matter. Dogs with false legs and false
teeth have been mentioned in the Daily
Mail, and it is only recently that the
wife of a well known millionaire had a
handsome leg constructed of vulcanite
and silver, with steel springs fitted on
her toy spaniel, whose forepaw had
been amputated This false attach
ment cost nearly twenty guineas but,
of course, this was for a canine aristo-
GRAFT
The false leg for the more plebeian
poodle is usually a. socket of leather
filled with horse hair, costing a few
shillings. Glass eyes for cats and dogs
are quite common, and are said to fit
them especially for the duties of dis
perSing rats