Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 21 | White Top Animal Hospital Has Many Strange Patients

WHITE TOP A ANIMAL IMAL HOSPITAL HOSPIT At AtI I HAS HAS MANY STRANGE PATIENTS Sick Animals Know Barnum Bar- Bar num Bailey Bailer Veterinarian Is Their Friend in Need NeedA A little monkey with a n broken leg looks p pathetically pup ip Into the tho eyes Ces of ot Dr Pro John Patterson chief veterinarian i with thc Barnum Bailey circus Pahe Patiently Patiently Pa Pa- he endures the pain of or having the tho broken member set and placed place In splints Then he remains quite still sUll until the gentle doctor lifts him up and carries him to the animal ho hospital attached to the show The little sufferer sufferer suf suf- ferer Cerer knows that the doctor is his friend and that he lie is being helped d to get gel we well So do most of ot other animals In the circus un understand l when Dr Patterson Patterson Patterson Pat Pat- terson treats them for various all ail ments This strange department ep of or oreter veter eter veterinary I inary medicine and find surgery Burger Is maintained main maln- I tamed as a necessary adjunct to the Barnum Darnum 8 Balle Bailey circus which is isto to toe e exhibit In al Lake Lako on Aug 19 Not only does docs the menagerie of ot the big circus circus cir cir- cus house more than 1000 wild animals animals animals ani ani- I clr-I mals of or e CI every kind and description but the show also carries this se season son more than 70 horses Despite the tho best of or care c It Is Impossible to l keep each an aner and every er member m of ot this immense Noah oah a Ark In perfect health at all an times so soa soa soa a skilled veterinary surgeon Is re really ll a necessity A small hospital tent for Cor the animals animals animals ani ani- mals Is erected on the circus grounds s seen every en day and it Is here that the ailIng allIng all ail Ing horses and other animals are arc kept and treated Sometimes tho the ho hospital I Is unoccupied unoccupied for weeks at a time but buton buton buton on other occasions it may be bo full Cull to overflowing Dr Patterson and his score or of assistants make a personal ex examInation examination examination ex- ex of or el c every horse an and every en menagerie animal dally lall and the tho ut utmost utmost utmost ut- ut most vigilance Is exercised to keep the animals In a healthful condition Most Jost of or the e animals arc easily handled handled han han- and seem to understand that medIcal medical med med- ical teal treatment will win do them good In Instead instead In- In stead of oC harm but hut now and then an extremely ex extremely ex- ex difficult case presents Itself Itsel for consideration Not long Ion ago It was found round necessary to remove some In In- In growing claws that were driving a beautiful lioness frantic with pain It required the time combined efforts of or eight men to rope and hold the tho lioness while the operation was being performed A Apiece Apiece piece of or scantling was thrust Into the c cage e to pin the animal In a corner then a noose Was as dropped over o her head While this was going on ropes rope her were also slipped about the animals animal's head and anti body She was drawn firmly against the tho bars ana anc as her ler feet teet pro protruded through them they were seized and held In this way the surgeon was able to do his work In safety Animals live very healthy health lives and serious Illnesses are aro the exception and not the rule The Tho out door life liCe seems to agree aree with all of ot them and the veterinary Is really a busier man In Inthe Inthe inthe the winter time when the show Is not noton noton noton on the road than ho he Is during the regular regular reg reg- ular circus season I It t- t A t- t I r rY ry y t A r Y r 4 iy N k ti 1 l k r rr r s H JACKO J. HAS 5 A D. CIU