Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09

is conducted much upon the same lines as
hospital for human beings
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On the first floor is the doctors Office.
and back of this the operating rooms and
non-contagious wards. and also the ma
ternity wards.
In one cage was a dachshund from the
German embassy This dog had been taken
to the hospital. suffering from what was
supposed to be swollen gland. Upon ex-
animation the surgeon found hard knot
on her neck and he decided to operate on 1t.
The operation disclosed the fact that the
dog had swallowed hat pin, and that the
lump was the head OF the pin On removal
the hat pin was measured and found to be
two-thrds the length Of the dog The dog
was on the road to recovery and about
ready to leave the hospital.
On one occasion dog was taken to the
hospital and for some time the case proved
puzzling. Finally it was decided to operate,
and in the dogs stomach was found steel
meat skewer five inches long. The dog re-
covered.
At the time that Prof. Lorenz was in this
country performing hjs wonderful feats in
surgery a fox terrier was admitted into the
hospital suffering from contraction of the
fiexor tendons The veterinary surgeon
chloroformed the dog and performed the
Lorenz operation of breakine.awa the ten
dons The affected parts were protected by
a plaster cast about four weeks, when the
cast was removed and the dog found to be
cured.
In another cage at the hospital there was
a dog belonging to a prominent lawyer. The
dog had jumped from his masters automo-
bile onto the ratchet chain, and had ampu-
tated its tail within three inches Of it's body.
In cases where operations are necessary
the dogs are given antiseptic baths and
shaved before being placed on the operating
table Dogs respond readily to treatment
and seem to realize when aid Is given them,
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One of the most trying things that the
men who doctor animals have to contend
with is dressing the wounds. The dog or
cat, when the bandages are removed, make
the most frantic efforts to cleanse their
wounds themselves, and II not restrained,
often bite away the stitches In the wounds.
Another illustration Of animal instinct was
noticed by a doctor In the case Of q female
French bulldog This dog had five puppies.
one of which had water on the brain. The
mother dog tried for a week to get the pup
to conduct itself like the rest Of her happy
family, and seemed puzzled about the mat
ter. One day she showed the abnormal pup
to one side with her paw. and then. DELHI
erately, with her jaws crushed its skull.
Dogs suffer from inconsistencies and IOrfe-
illness when away from their masters, but
1t Is quite different with cats. They sufrer
more from longing for location. as 1t Is
termed, and will purr quite as contentedly
when petted by a stranger as when careSSed
by their devoted mistresses. r--'
When q dog in one of these hospitals Is
on the road to recovery and seems especial
ly homesick it Is not unusual for 1t to be
taken to the telephone. so that 1t may hear
its owners CHEEKY voice. The short, sharp
banks that go into the transmitter testify
to the fact that the dog has recognized
Ibis masters voice"
1t is generally thought that a cat purrs
when contented but this has been found to
be incorrect. Cats when injured and found
suffering the most exquisite torture will
puTr the loudest.