Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-24
CURIOUS PHENOMENA.

Some very curious phenomena nave
been observed In the anesthetisa'ioh OF
animals. There are four distinct stages
The first IL one Of great surprise
and alarm. and the animals
usually hold their breath ior
some little time, being unwilling
TO lnhale the yapor. This = Especially
the case with cats and RABBITS IN.
second stage, In which the animals are
IN a semi-conscious condition, Is ac-
companied by great excitement ana
violent struggling, after whlch the pa
tient passes Into coma. Tine next stage
ensues during which there Is gleal
danger from the possibility OF paralyI'
ing some of the great VITAL cepters IL
Is very evident that the administration
OF these paln-klllers to animals should
only be done by persons well skilled IN
their application. a remarkable iact
noticed with regard TO cats ~ mat Just
before death from anesthesia, the halrs
Of tile coat all turn the wrong way. IN
all his operations, Dr., Holiday has ms
restoratives ready IN case there should
be asy sign OF failure OF respiration, or
of the heart. The best medicines for
bringing about revival OF animals In
danger from death By anestheaia are
strong ammonia vapor. amyl nitrate,
.hydrocyanic acid and strychnlne.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
Among the most interesting opera
lions performed by DR.. Holiday are
those by which he supplies cats ana
dogs with artificial limbs ana sets
their dislocated tails. He has been so
successful IN amputating the legs oil
animals and supplying them with new
a Northumberland
dog win cease TO be a novelty, while a
glass-eyed cat viii be a matter OF
course Many pet dogs are today gong
about In The sphere OF the doctors IN
fIuence whose animal companions evil
IDENTIFY do not suspect that they possess
artificial limbs, A few years ago, when
dog lost his fore or hind legs, the
natural course was 20 put II out OF eN-
istence with the least possible pain. a
revolution has taken place In this treat
ment, however, since DR.. HOLIDAY came
upon the scene. He has manufactured
legs suitable to every kind of dog ana
cat With regard TO cats. II has been
found that they do not take so well
to artificial limbs AS do dogs. DR..
HOLIDAY records some very remarkable
operations and Instances several cases.
where dogs with artificial limbs seem
TO get on as well with the false mem
bers as they did with those Of flesh
and blood. He records one case OF
valuable whlppet hound which, by an
accident, lost both Its front legs Its
owners were at first In despair as To-
the future OF the animal, but DR.. Hob
day constructed for It three sets OF ar
tihcal legs, with which 1t managed TO
get ON famously. II acquired the habit
OF hopping about on Its hind legs after
the manner OF IA kangaroo. and lived
for many years under these peculiar
conditions.
ARE ALL MADE To FIT.
Fox terriers, spaniels, bull dogs and
deerhounds have become patients OF the
doctor for various forms of artificial
limbs and the dogs soon learn to utilize
these substitutes to advantage. Every
leg manufactured is made with the ut
most accuracy, and Jus fits" each dog
for whom II Is Intended. Some false
legs consist Of plain leather sockets
while others are OF silver, rubber, cha
mois ana vulcanlte. or a combination OF
all OF them. 1T Is astonishing" says
DR.. HOLIDAY, "to see how soon an anil
NAL can reconcile itself TO the loss OF a
limb. and how soon Il learns 20 walk
about" Among the dogs supplied with
false limbs and other artificial por-
tions of their anatomy are fox ter
riers, sheep dogs, poodles. toy spaniels,
Schpperkes Clifton Bruxellols, and 9TH
ers. Most dogs--if they survive the or