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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY,

THIS GIRL'S family moved into an apartment house which excluded dogs, so the brought the pup to the stray department. They receive nearly 3,000 strays yearly.

Dojocted Ronnie Lowe's fox terrier "spoaks" for himself at the admission desk of Speyer hospital. There is a smali charge, but more than 60 percent of

casos are froo,

ISOLATING DOGDOM'S WORST ENEMY

THE tousle-headed youngster clutched his dog as he walked slowly up the steps. "Don't worry," he whispered into the pointed car, "they won't hurt you." ·

Then bravely squaring his shoulders, Ronnie Lowe, 10, of the Madison Square Boys' Club, car- ried the pooch into New York's Speyer Animal Hospital. A few minutes later, Chief Veterinarian Dr James R. Kinney began to examine the dog

thoroughly. Its ailment was a minor one, but before the animal left he had been checked for signs of distemper, dreaded scourge of dogdom,

During the past year, 1,800 cases of dls- temper were brought to the clinic and 1,100 dogs were hospitalised. Of these, 50 to 60 percent were cured. According to Dr Kinney, a greater number might have been saved had they been brought in earlier,

In an effort to combat the highly-contagious discase, which is similar to influenza in man, the hospital has just constructed; a new US$40,000 distemper ward. When put into operation, it will be self-sustaining, with its own laundry, kit- chen and treatment room. At present it is being used to handle the overflow among 22,000 animal patients treated annually.

AN HOUR before this picture was made; the Chihuahua was carried in with his leg fractured. He's going home now, broken limb in splint almost as long as he is.

Here's The Proper Way To Give Your Dog a Pill

FIRST step in getting a dog to take

pill is to grasp the upper jaw firmly.

THE LOWER jaw opens when slight " pressure is exerted with right hand.

THE 61 CAGES in the new US$40,000 ward are in three sizes, all of stainless IN THE MODERN operating room, Dr James R. Kinney (right) steel with glazed tile walls. They are washed and blankets are changed thres treats a thoroughbred boxer. During the year, 8,626 operations

times onch day.

were performed.

THE PILL in placed as far as possible la dog's mouth without gigging him.

JAWS are held together lightly and the head is lifted until he swallows-