Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-24
THE WONDERS Of
ANIMAL SURGERY.
Domestic Pets Treated Accord.
ing to the Latest Medi.
cal Practise.
SUBJECTED TO ANESTHESIA.
Every Appliance of Modern Science
called Into ReQulsition TO Mimi.
mizc Animal Pain,
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
I LYNDON March l5.-Dogs with false
teeth and wooden legs and cats
l. with glass eyes are the latest
things In veterinary science.
Modern medicine has lent itself, ss-
peoialIy through Dr. Frederick HOLIDAY.
OF London, 10 the treatment Of animal
suffering and every appliance that can
add TO the pleasures, substract from tho
cares, or multiply the comforts OF ami.
mai life-to put the case arithmetical-
ly--is now brought forward by the vet
erlnarian, For example, the X-ray
machine Is now used To locate swat
lowed pins and needles in the bodies OF
aillng kittens, while the inventors skill
has been called upon to manufacture
feedihs bottles for nursing puppies.
ACCOMpLIsHES MARVELS.
mr.. Hobday-whose letters of +. n
{. V. :, and r. r. S. +. stand for the
most eminent degrees In veterinary
practise-accompl many marvels
in his methode OF treating animals. For
instance with reference TO supplying
glass eyes To the animal world, he has
had some extremely successful results.
The removal of the eyes of animals
with the minimum of pain Is accom-
plished by means OF the usual anesthe-
ties applied as in human cases; while
local applications OF cocaine are also
utilized. After the eyes have been taxi
en- out, proper glass ones, suitlng the
Kind of nalmas, are inserted and the
animal goes about its ordinary ayoca-
Hons with uppn rent comfort
As a matter OF fact. the insertion of
glass eye In the orbit of an aristo-
cratic pug or Blenheim spaniel gives
1t q rather distingue effect-almost
monocular In It's impresslveness.
Doubtless before many years, Il viii be
considered quite the thing for dogs be-
longing TO the fashionable class to
wear glass eyes merely for their decora-
tive effect. There seems to be little at
tempt on the part Of the surgeon 10 re-
lieye pain by total annihilation-as
some animal lovers advocate in cases OF
severe injury-but he strives TO foster
the spark OF life wherever 1t glimmers
ever so family.
SUPPLIES GLASS EYES.
In supplying cats and dogs with glass
eyes, DR.. Holiday takes particular care
10 see that the two eyes OF the animals
match in color, size and other charac-
teristics. Cats are given eyes that have
elongated pupils, while any amount of
variety Is obtained with reference to
dogs, great and small. What Is re-
markable In this connection Is the fact
that the animals manifest no discom-
fort. in using these substitutes for WIS.,
ion; saving that they display great
carefulness In avoiding danger to the
artificial organ. As q means toward
peace, II might not be a bad scheme
for dogs and cats living in close prox-
unity to wear glass eyes, which might
prove n solution OF the historic anti
patty between the two animals. With
some such common bond az glass eve
would afford, each animal would doubt
less respect the aft1ictlon OF the other
and thus a sympathy might spring up
and sympathy, II is said is akin 10
love. The logic carries conviction Oh its
face-or rather, in its eye.
USES ANEsTHErICs.
In tho insertion Of glass eyes into he
visages OF his cat and dog friends. the
learned veterinarian employs anesthe-
tics, oSAourse. lie has discovered that
the ordinary means OF anesthetia work
we'll with animals but Chloroform ~
more suitable TO dogs than TO cats
though the giving Of choroform to pug
dogs il not so easy, owing to the blunt
~ shape Of the nose. A special cone
shaped muzzle to which Is connected
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