Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-02-28
SURGERY AMONG ANIMALS,
CURIOUS CASES The VETERl-
NARY is CALLED TO TREAT.
Accidents That Require Delicate
Handling 5etall Fourfooted crea-
notwithstanding and Pathetic
Scenes in Dog Hospitals.

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Scenes in Dog Hospitals.
The veterinary surgeons meets with
some queer cases in his practice. Ac
cidents that require delicate surgery
befall fourfooted creatures. Thus
there was a cat whose head and neck
unaccountably began to swell up at
an alarming rate.
Around the neck the swelling took
on the proportions of a balloon, puff
ing out in a manner that would have
made a pouter pigeon wild with envy.
What caused the swelling was mys-
terry to the owner. and the cat was
taken to the veterinary.
The cat was operated on in due
course of time and the oDsmtion re
vealed the cause of the enlargement.
Piercing the windpipe and extending
into the tissues of the neck was found
needle and attached to the needle
was several inches of COZ rse thread.
How the cat came to swal .ow such an
article was a mystery.
THE needle, having punetured the
made a canal" said the veterinary.
Through this canal the afr was pump
ed from the windpipe with every
movement of the cats jaws. As a
pumping machine the scheme was
success, but otherwise quite the re
verse
After making the necessary prep
arations | put the animal on the oper-
ating table and proceeded to cut.
The removal of the needle was not in
itself such a difficult operation, but
the thread attached presented a more
intricate problem.
You see, there was a good-sized
knot at the end of the thread and this
stuck. 1t required more cutting to
get this out. The operation took
about an hour
The cat is now getting along ia
mously. Its neck is back to it's nor
NAL size and pussy is as frisky and
lively as ever"
A valuable collie belonging to the
| daughter-in-law of a millionaire was
under this veterinary's care for a
long time suffering from paralysis It
had been run over by an automobile.
While riding in the automobile one
day with its mistress the dog attempt
ed to jump out. There was a leash
fastened to its collar and the leash
retarded its movements just long
enough to make it fall under the
wheels.
The dogs spine was injured At the
hospital it was found that the kidneys
were also injured The dog eventu-
ally died but not before its case pre-
sented features that were not only
pathetic but also interesting.
The collie was in the hospital two
months and proved a most tractable
patient Most of the time 1t was kept
suspended in hammock. but 1t re-
covered so far from the paralysis as
to take a few lessons in walking.
1t had to begin all over again. but
with the doctors assistance was able
to use its hind legs for few steps.
It was a splendid animal. intelligent
and cheerful. 1t would greet the doc
tor with joyful barks when he made
| his appearance 10 give ii q lesson in
walking and would also bark when it
felt itself in need OF any attention.
But its days we're numbered. The
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kidneys made recovery out of the
question and the brave animal after
weeks of patient suffering finally sue
cumbed.
In the same hospital is dog with
three broken legs done up in plaster
of Paris Another is being treated
for an liberated eye Dogs are also
taken there for treatment for minor
complaints. A few days ago the vet
Urinary had TO manicure the toe nails
of poodle belonging to woman con
spicuous socially.
This poodle. like many another
pampered dog. spends most of it's
time IN the house. When it takes the
air 1t does so in a carriage. Doing
most OF its walking on soft carpets
and cushions its claws grow long
longer than nature intended they
should
The outdoor dogs claws also grow.
OF course. but the hard surfaces IL
treads on serve to wear them down to
the proper length. But the house
dogs nails keep growing. and if al
lowed to grow too long turn up into
the flesh. Hence the need of cutting
them. Which all goes to show that
even canine life, though not passed
in the lap of luxury has its mitiga-
lions.
Animals take to etherization very
well. says the veterinary. Careful
preparations are made for operating
on them. The air of the operating
room is eleansed with formaldehyde
gas, the patients are shaved and scrub
bed, we wear gloves and gowns and do
the necessary sterilizins. The pro-
portion of recovery from operations
is greater than among human beings.
There are fewer cases Of disease of
the blood and other ailments which
tend to lessen the chances of recovery
among humans. New York Sun.
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