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pug could not move without the most excruciating pain; he had 
considerable fever, pulse rapid, small and hard. I also found 
the lady in tears and the family generally broken up, expecting, 
of course, the death of the household pet. 
Of course I couldn’t give them any very great amount of en¬ 
couragement, and consequently I got hauled over the coals 
without gloves—they did not hesitate to tell me that they not 
only did not believe I could save him, but that I did not know 
what the matter was with him. And, gentlemen, I confess to 
you, that they were right. I did not know what ailed the patient, 
but as they were good pay, and I was getting a little warm 
under the collar on account of their reflections, I made up 
my mind I would find out what ailed the dog or die in 
the attempt (that is one of us would die). So laving him 
on the kitchen table, I made an examination, if I ever 
did, and with all the manipulations and punchings, I could 
only find one little spot that hurt him at all, and that was on 
the left side over the stomach. Still there was no swelling or 
heat. You could maul him all over and he would not whimper, 
but put him on his feet and attempt to move him, and his yells 
were fearful. 
\ After locating the only sore spot on the dog, I decided as I 
had been told that I did not know what ailed the dog, to cut in 
over this spot and find out if that had anything to do with it. 
There being no swelling or heat there, it seemed as though I was 
pinning my repution to a very frail hope; but as I could find no 
other external symptoms, I made up my mind that there was 
something wrong there, and that I would find the secret if I 
went for it; so sending for assistance, and the family out of the 
room, I made an incision over the sore spot, cutting in quite 
deeply between the ribs, but got nothing ; went still deeper, and 
inserted a probe ; on withdrawing it I found it covered with pus; 
on probing awhile I struck something hard and took it to be a 
splinter off of a rib. I made a larger incision and inserted my 
fore finger and could plainly feel something which I still took for 
apiece of rib, as there was no possibility of anything else being 
