The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-12-26
THE FISH SURGEON.
LEGATIONS WHICH HE PERFORMS
UPON H.c PATIENTS.
-. .nl Shears Arc Csch. and tile
,,.h May D~ Kept Ous ~ Water
FROM five - Seven Manifestation
.canes Arc Admits 10 cred.


...,clues Arc Adminls.e tered.
rhc fish doctor. like the regular doc.
,,r Gives medicine. performs surgical
,rerat,ons and supcrintends his pa.
,,.n,s' diet and environment These
are the principal operations which he
,erforms: Trimming the nsh's tail with
ssh shears when fungous grow.hs cn
largo Il: stripping the fish 10 remove
~, eggs or milt that hnvc no, been
n.,urnlly deposited: excis,ng with the
lance tumors. lnccrntcd scales md
,plIn,ers Of bone.
Among the medicines that the fish
sor,or gives arc castor oil for swelling
~ The swimming bladder and nux vom.
,ea for debility aud cmaciat!om. This
,aerIalst also prcsidcs over the food
II The flsh. inspccts their food ,rouchs
thoroughly and makes microscopic ex
auInntlons Of their water 10 So. that II
contains the proper life giving elements
IN their due proportions. Regarding
fhrsc uia,tcrs. which nrc rs important
10 healthy ms to sick nsh the leading
ISL doctor of Philadelphia recently
aid
a food trough u cnalnclcd ware
that VIII not rust should hc used for
r-A. Al the same time each day th,lr
oatmeal should h. put In This trough
\ Aich should always bc KEEP, Ia the
same place. ana ns consequence 81
ills treatment ihr fish Will gather
around their trough nj mcali!mc. which
,ley Will ins,inc'ivcly recognize. a
sr,~iily rs hogs. bur.ing their noses
n the food when II Is set before them
ard crowdlug and pushing one another
IN healthy. ravcnous aud hogi!kc
manner. The trough should he cleaned
once n day lest II get sour. but the wa
ter of the fish should rarely lee changed
rsen when II becomes foul smelling II
should only bc changed gradually
quart a day. say-for 10 change II all
q, once has the effect OF n terrible *
,.o~trc-is. indeed. the same as II you
should snatch child from lis warm
bed and lay Il naked out 81 doors In the
cold night wind and snow"
1, Is not the detention Of nsh from
their native element that makes fish
surgery difficult. for they can be kept
on, Of the water FOR Ave. six aud sew
en- minutes without the slightest harm
10 them. and there II no operation that
requires = longer space Of time but
what makes Il difficult is the d!s!ncli-
nation Ut the ncxh 10 heal after II las
been cut. A wound to heal rc1uires TO
be dry. Nothing Is more deletcrious TO
!; than any sort Of moisture. and hence
the troubles Of a ilsh wound haihed
and snakcSi I'm water all the time. In
c,!;ably. therefore. iish operations are
simple and slight.
ono Of them Is the trimming cl ta!ls
enlarged 10 unw!cldincss hy gro"ihs
j, fungus In this work sharp shears.
Wiz, blades oddly cGrvcd-fish shears
are employed. The fish IL lifted from
tho water and held head downward
while It's tail II being trimmed. A dcx-
ferrous operator gets through the work
In two or three minutes. There IL no
now OF blood and no gaping wound
that will no, heal. hence tail trimming
In In nine cases out of ten successful.
n must hc rcsor;e,l 10 often with Jap
ancsc goldfish. for these costly anu
graceful creatures. with their resc'n-
hlanc, TO s;rnngc golden flowers. nave
tail. bigger than their bodies. and when
,hcir tails. rs frequently happens. De-
come affected with fungus. they are uh'
ablc 10 swim we'll. and sometimes III.
deed. they drown. nsh crowns
technically when. floating with lis hcaa
80. - ,h., w,,,r. I, dies from asphyxl
ton.
The knife Is used on hsh To remove
,umors or laccraicd scales ar spiin'er~
bones. which. uncxciscd. wou'n aus"
the tish's death. laccra'iohS ~ -.
scales arc only treated when 'h'. -.
~ sevcrc TINT the nsh without "'''
ment would surely die. This "I'e'h'."''
II successful In about !" per GEM .. w
cases. The remaining 30 per c'''' u''
because their wounds do no' "'''
Stripping 10 nn operation r'sor''" ~
when. IN the breeding season. the nS"'
through some malady or other "'*'
not deposit naturally It's eggs OF ~ :
milt. Tho patient In this opera,'o" 49, !
held with the left hand while WI" Wy
right 4 arm pressure 10 eNer'e' "'o"s ~.
ito s,tlcs from the breast down 70 ''''
tail. Stripping 10 the least aanser0''
OF all the operations In hsh surS''!'
Admirable results are obtn'n" =; :;
dosing iish with medicines cas." ~. ~
foe swelling Of the swimming p'"uu.. ..
10 remedy that seldom fails. hs" :
doss OF castor oil 10 one drop elIus.' .'
slightly. The liquid may be "n',,,"'' ,,.
tered either with a spoon on WIN
quill toothpick. The process :. s"s :
case 10 simiiar. The nrh 10 hc'o W - !"
erect position. its head well up anu :" :,
drippings from the tcothp'ck 0. -. :.
contents OF the spoon are d'rcc'eN ~, m'
its mouth. Sometimes they no" ~,
again through the giils. ana W "
event the dose must be repeateu'
A swollen swimming bladder
frequent aud dangerous a''men :
captive 0sh. Under II they oe..'"e
trcmely corpulent and unw'e'oy =.