Cañon City record., 1902-09-04
THE CASE
OF TINY
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"Tell me, doctor, how it is that you
are working into such splendid prac-
tice. Is it natural adaptability for the
medical profession, scientific attain
ments or hard work.
at is neither of these. My start
came from the faculty of adapting my
self to my surroundings
Explain
ION being graduated from the med
ical college I found 1t advisable to act
for a time as house surgeon In prom
inent hospital. applied for vacant
position of this kind where the exam
ination was said to be very severe and
several young doctors had failed.
was told that they all knew too little
about medicine to satisfy the commit
tee. l made up my mind that they
knew too much. When called before a
lot OF gray heads. instead of telling
them about new discoveries of which
they were ignorant ! confined myself
to the regime Of thirty years before.
The result was that | passed with fly
ing colors.
..Just as ! was about to leave the
hospital for general practice | was call
ed one day to go at once to the house
of a maiden lady who took great in
terest in the hospital and was on the
board of managers. The lady met me
in the hall with the exclamation:
81 fear she's gone
"'The patient is
"'Tiny. Come quick And she led
the way upstairs to a bedroom and to
crib in corner. love children and
have made their ailments my specially.
Therefore ! was pleased to have an
opportunity to help child. Miss Muir
Gibson wont n the crib. turned down
the ci"rh,ns and eXposed-a poodlei
overcoming my disappointment and
repulsion | have always felt at see
ing dog tr,ated as a child, | held the
poodle's paw, took out my watch and
looked dubious.
".Oh, doctor. is there any hopeF
"'Tiny Is suffering from u tubercu.
Iosity of the left ventricle of the intes.
tines. Formerly she must have died.
Under the present methods she may be
saved. but must take her to my of
fee and perform an operation
"'Can't (. be done heref'
".On no account All my instru-
ments are there and all my appurte-
nances.'
..I will send her at once by my
man.
~ would not permit any one but
myself to carry her. The heart is
weak, and she must not suffer any
shock.
".Oh, doctor. how good you arel
VIII you send me daily bulletinsT
EVERY few hours till Tiny is out
of danger
81 took Tiny to my office and in an
hour sent word to Miss Murchison
that she was out of danger. This was
the truth. for the dog was dead.
patients calling on me the next day
were told that had an Important case
ON hand and would not likely be at the
office till evening. ! was hunting
dog that looked so much like Tiny that
Miss Murchison would not know the
difference. left my practice for three
days to 20 to the dogs. but did not ind
a mate for the deceased till the after
noon of the third She was a fat little
beast, and II would never do to send
her home after so serious an operation
I'm so sleek condition. so | put her on
quarter rations till her bones looked
for all the world like the ribbed sea
sand Then | sent word to Miss Muir.
Gibson that she was quite recovered
and as soon as ! could get little flesh
on her bones would send her home.
A request came back to send her at
once. so took her myself
Miss Murcblson shed tears over
Tiny's cond tion. The dogs appear.
ance indicated clearly that ! had had
a hard struggle to save her life.
dreaded lest the lady should discover
some difference between the old and
the new. and she did.
"'Why, doctor she exclaimed. how
came that black spot on her stomach
where it was pure whiteE
That | aid. taking out u magnify
ing glass to gain time. oh. see!
That's where the incision was made.
The skin was removed at that point.
and frequently after such removal the
hair grows again in different color
"'But that tan on the end of her tail
did that come In the same wayF
81 pretended not to hear. When the
question was repeated, had solved the
medical problem upon which my an
swer depended.
"'Tiny's brain has had u very severe
shock. and the brain and spinal column
are one and the same. In nervous de-
preston human beings are liable to
soreness of Lhe coccyx. though we do
not usually find 1t in dogs. But Tiny.
you know, is so like a human
ssSha is doctor and your apprecia.
ton of this fact must have been of
great advantage In her treatment"
Zone disappointment is in store for
you | hurried on to divert her atten'
ton from any more difference, or. rath.