A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY

Tricki was a small dog. His mistress, Mrs. Pumphrey

was a rich lady. She pampered her dog. She overfed him.
Tricki never refuse food anytime. He was always greedy for
food. The dog became very fat. His eyes were bloodshot. He
could hardly walk. Mr. Herriot was a vet. He saw that the dog
could fall very ill. So, he advised Tricki was a small dog. His
mistress, Mrs.pumphrey was a rich lady. She pampered vised
Mrs. Pumphrey to give the dog less to eat. He advised her to
cut down on the sweet things and he asked her to give the
dog plenty of exercise. But Mrs. Pumphery did not heed this
advice. So, the dog became very fat. Mrs. Pumphrey thought
the dog had no energy. She thought it was because of
malnutrition. So, she started giving the dog many extra
things to eat. She gave him much nutritious diet. She gave
him more energy food. She gave him malt, cod-liver oil and
Hurlocks. She gave him wine to drinks. All this made the dog
very ill. The dog became very fat. One day, the dog stopped
eating. He vomited again and again. He kept panting all the
time. Mrs.Pumphrey was very much worried about him. She
called Mr. Herriot who was a vet. He knew that tricki was
suffering because of over eating. He had already made his
plans. He said that the dog would have to be kept in the
surgery for a fortnight. Mrs. Pumphrey was in tears. But she
had to agree to it. Mrs. Herriot carried the dog in his car to his
surgery. There, he put him in separate room. He didnt give
the dog anythings to eat for two days. He did not give the
dog any drugs. He gave him a lot of water to drink. On the
third day, the dog showed signs of improvement. Then doctor
started giving him some light food. After three or four days,
Tricki was back to normal. He started running about with

other dog. He enjoyed being rolled over. At home, he had

almost no exercise but at surgery he had a lot of exercise and
fun.
Controlled
diet
and
activities
made
him
active.................................