Footprints Without Feet: A Triumph of Surgery

Ruskin Bond

James Herriot

H.G. Wells

Robert Arthur

Bruno

Tricki

Oscar

Cesar

A veterinary surgeon

A rich lady

A caretaker

A nurse

An infectious disease

An accident

Greed and overfeeding

Snake bite

Very thin and weak

Like a bloated sausage

Smart and active

Normal and healthy

To take Tricki to a hill station

To give him more sweets

To cut down his food and give him exercise

To lock him in a room

Tricki bit someone

Tricki ran away from home

Tricki fell sick and refused to eat

Tricki broke his leg

Heavy surgery and injections

No food for two days and plenty of water

Milk and biscuits every hour

Strict bed rest with medicines

They attacked and bit him

They welcomed him warmly

They ignored him as an uninteresting object

They shared their food with him

When he was given surgery

When he started eating food and playing with other dogs

When Mrs. Pumphrey visited him

When he was given wine and brandy

Fruits and vegetables

Eggs, wine, and brandy

Medicines and syrups

Meat and bones

Tricki

Dr. Herriot and his friends

The servants of Mrs. Pumphrey

Stray dogs

Tricki was still sick

He wanted to enjoy the eggs, wine, and brandy

Mrs. Pumphrey asked him to keep the dog

Tricki refused to go

She cried and scolded the doctor

She was overjoyed and called it a triumph of surgery

She did not recognize Tricki

She was angry because Tricki lost weight

A complex operation performed successfully

Recovery of the dog without surgery, ironically called a surgical triumph

A medical invention by Dr. Herriot

The success of Mrs. Pumphrey's medicines