A Triumph of Surgery

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Tricki is ill because he is overfed and gets no proper exercise. Mrs Pumphrey gives him too many extras such as malt, cod-liver oil, Horlicks, cream cakes, and chocolates, so he becomes fat, weak, and…

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Tricki is a small pampered dog belonging to Mrs Pumphrey. He is overfed, neglected in terms of exercise, and later becomes fit again after hospitalisation with the narrator's other dogs.

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Mrs Pumphrey is Tricki’s rich and doting mistress. She loves him deeply, but her excessive care and overfeeding harm his health instead of helping it.

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He means that Tricki must be given much less food and more exercise. The warning shows that Tricki’s problem is not a disease needing medicine, but poor diet and lack of movement.

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Tricki was kept under observation, given no food for the first two days, and only water was given. After that, he mixed with the other dogs, exercised, played, and became active again. No medicine or …

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He showed no interest for the first two days. He was kept without food but with plenty of water, and only on the third day did he begin to respond to the sounds of other dogs.

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He hears the other dogs and begins to show interest in his surroundings. This is the first sign that his energy and curiosity are returning.

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Surgery means a place where a doctor, dentist, or veterinary surgeon treats patients. Here it is the veterinary clinic where Tricki is kept and treated.