The short story "The Triumph of Surgery" revolves around the recovery of a little dog called Tricki, whose mistress [pampers ] and overfeeds him greatly, causing him serious illness.
The narrator, Mr. Herriot, starts with how he worried about Tricki's appearance this time as the dog had become extremely fat, with bloodshot watery eyes and tongue [lolling ] from the jaws. The dog's mistress, Mrs. Pumphrey, explained how she was ......................................