Ear trimming at a roadside stall was very dangerous, and the most dangerous part was the anesthesia.
In hospitals that treated people, there would be specialized anesthetists in the operating room, and more formal pet hospitals would have specialized anesthetists as well.
Anesthetizing pets was even more careful than anesthetizing humans, because different pets had different tolerance to anesthetics. If the dosage was too low, they might wake up earlier, but if the dosage was too high, they wouldn't wake up. Before anesthetizing them, the weight of the pet had to be weighed first, and the dosage could be calculated according to the weight.
The doctor wasn't that formal, and he didn't prepare to weigh them. He just relied on his touch, picking up a puppy and weighing it, estimating its weight, and preparing to start.
Actually, after years of doing this, the estimated weight might not be accurate, but it just didn't seem reliable to others. It was like the auntie in charge of serving food in the cafeteria, who would shake every spoon three times to ensure that the amount of food placed in your bowl would be accurate.
The doctor drew an appropriate amount of cylazine hydrochloride from a disposable syringe for every kilogram of weight, and placed the puppy on the table, injecting the anesthetics into its body. The anesthetics took effect very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the puppy fell into a deep sleep.
He shaved off the fur on the puppy's ears, then used a cotton swab to clean the ears and ear canal to disinfect them. He threw the cotton swab away and pulled out both ears, measuring them with his fingers as he mumbled, "What the f * ck, they're not the same length again …"
Ears were made of cartilage and skin, and it was very common to have one big and one small, or one long and one short. After measuring the length, he used a pair of small scissors to make two small cuts on the ears as a mark, so that he wouldn't end up with two ears of different lengths.
Snowy didn't dare and couldn't bear to look, so she turned her head and used her phone to take pictures.
The doctor took out a mask from his pocket that hadn't been washed in a long time and put it on. It wasn't to put on an act, but because he didn't want his face to be photographed. After all, what he was doing was illegal.
The owner of the puppies kept reminding him, "Be careful, be careful …"
The roving doctor muttered impatiently to himself, telling her to shut up. He then picked up a special clamp to clamp the puppy's left and right ears. The clamp was very tight, and it had the double effect of fixing the shape and stopping the bleeding.
After checking that there were no problems, he picked up the sharp scalpel and made a clean cut on the ground. Two extra pieces of the ear fell on the plastic sheet. The wound kept bleeding, but the clamp had blocked the flow of blood in the blood vessels, so there was not much blood seeping out.
In the process of waiting for the wound to stop bleeding naturally, the bald roving doctor didn't stay idle. He immediately did the same for the second puppy, anesthetizing it, shaving it, measuring its ears, and fixing its shape. After all the preparations were done, the ears of the first puppy were no longer bleeding.
He removed the clamp and examined it. He was satisfied. The length of the two ears was about the same. He used the surgical forceps to hold the needle and began to suture the wound.
His movements were practiced. He didn't know how many dogs he had done similar surgeries here, and because the fee was relatively low, he might even be more experienced than Sun Xiaomeng. The entire process, including the waiting time to stop the bleeding, took less than ten minutes.
The puppies were lined up on the table, and the bald roving doctor cut their ears mechanically and precisely as if he was working on an assembly line. There were more and more ears on the stainless steel tray.
None of the dogs bled much, and the scene didn't look as gory as he had imagined. He even had the leisure to tease, "Are you going to take these ears back or not? If you take them back, you might be able to make a plate of stir-fried dog ears … "
The woman waved her hands in disgust. "I have dogs at home. How can I eat dog ears? It's disgusting just thinking about it. I don't want it. "
"Alright then. But you don't say. There really is someone who wants it."
The bald roving doctor was humming a tune when his expression suddenly changed. He bent down and pressed his face against the mouth of one of the puppies. This puppy was the last in the queue, and he hadn't had time to operate on it. He had noticed that there was something wrong with its breathing.
"F * ck!" He cursed. He put down his other work and quickly took out another syringe. He used the syringe to extract a certain amount of medicine and quickly injected it into the puppy's body.
"What's wrong?" the woman asked anxiously.
The bald roving doctor didn't have time to talk to her, and Zhang Zian answered for him. "Maybe the puppy's body is a little weak, and the amount of anesthesia is a little too much for it … He's injecting the anesthetic to wake it up."
"Monk! If you kill my dog, you'll have to pay for it! "the woman's face turned stern, and she scolded him sternly.
The bald roving doctor humphed. "Bullsh * t! I told you, it's your own risk! Stop talking nonsense! This dog isn't dead yet. Don't delay my treatment. If you keep talking, it'll really die! "
The woman wanted to throw a tantrum, but after thinking about it, she decided to swallow her anger for now. She would settle the score with him when the puppy really died.
She calculated in her heart. It was only about 300 dollars to go to a pet clinic to get their ears trimmed. She had five dogs to get their ears trimmed, and that would cost 1500 dollars. But if she went to this bald roving doctor, he would only charge 100 dollars for each dog. She had come because she wanted to be cheap. If one of them really died, that would be a loss.
The bald roving doctor finished injecting the anesthetic, and kept pressing on the puppy's chest to help it with CPR. His forehead was covered in sweat.
Hei Zi hugged his puppy tightly in his arms, thankful that he hadn't asked it to get its ears trimmed. Otherwise, if anything happened to it, it would be too late for regrets.
The puppy saw its siblings lying on the table, and seemed to feel the same way, whimpering non-stop.
Snowy didn't dare to look, but she knew that something had happened. She covered her eyes and asked if the dog had been saved.
Zhang Zian stood at the side and saw that the puppy's tongue had already retracted back into its mouth. Seeing that the bald roving doctor couldn't free his hands, he took out a disposable glove from his pocket. After putting it on, he pressed down on the puppy's head, opened its mouth, and pulled out its tongue to prevent the retracted tongue from blocking the trachea.
The bald roving doctor smiled gratefully.
Actually, many surgeries couldn't be done by a single person. Even if one relied on skilled skills to forcefully complete them, it would be difficult to deal with any unexpected situations during the surgery. Sun Xiaomeng had a professional background, and she had a lot of knowledge and experience. The pet clinic was also relatively well-equipped, but she still needed the help of the nurse, Long Xian, during the surgery.
But the bald roving doctor had set up his stall here to earn money. If he spent extra money to hire someone to help, it wouldn't be worth it, so he could only bite the bullet and take the risk.
Luckily, the puppy's life force was very strong. After the anesthetic took effect, its eyes moved, and it woke up weakly.
Everyone present heaved a sigh of relief.
Snowy asked to leave in fear, not wanting to stay any longer.
Zhang Zian was about to call Vladimir to leave with him, but he realized that it had disappeared.
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