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have been first consulted, or to whom the matter should have 
been referred. A surgeon, more venturesome, being consulted 
in a similar case, gave it in a liquid form, and the animal died 
as if struck with lightning. 
A bitch, small, petted, irritable, suckled four puppies. She 
was doing well for a time, when all at once she staggered about 
the room; she fell, incapable of rising; and panted with a 
degree of violence, which they alone who have seen such cases 
can imagine to be possible. A physician and a veterinary sur¬ 
geon entered the house at almost the same moment, to see their 
respective patients. Before the former was permitted to inquire 
about the biped, he was requested to join the veterinarian, and 
give his advice respecting the quadruped. ** Well, sir,’’ said 
he, this seems to be a bad case. What do you mean to do ? 
You will bleed, of course ! ” He recognized not the fearful 
struggles of the irritability of exhaustion. ** No, sir,” replied the 
other, I shall do no such thing; I do not mean to kill my 
patient outrightand then, addressing himself to the servant, 
added, bring me up some hot water and a foot balh, as soon 
as you can.” Well, sir, it is your patient and not mine, but 
I confess that is practice which I do not understand.” Per¬ 
haps not, sir.” The bitch was put into a warm bath ; a dose 
of physic was given; and two of her puppies were taken from 
her. She became apparently well, only for awhile somewhat 
exhausted. The veterinary surgeon presumes not to guess 
what was said in another apartment, but he was never again 
sent for to that house. 
Another physician happened to see a similar case, and a very 
bad one, on which the veterinarian was attending. He was a 
kind and good man, and the writer of this Leader owes him 
much obligation. He said little—certainly he objected to 
nothing; but when they were retiring, he said privately .to 
the other, “Well, you have taught me a lesson to-day, by 
which, depend upon it, I shall profit.” 
The surgeon does not so often interfere, and yet he would 
have more rigrlit, for he is a thousand-fold more of a horse and door 
man. In our practice on his own horse he sometimes annoys 
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