Richard was lying on the table with its head tilted. The feathers on its chest were messy. Zhang Zian could imagine that it was scratching and pecking in boredom a moment ago, and the next second, it could no longer support itself and fell down. Its eyelids were half closed, and its usually smart and cunning little black eyes were dull. The focus of its gaze was not on anything, and its dark red tail feathers, which were always raised high because of its pretentiousness, were drooping listlessly. If its chest and abdomen were not moving up and down rapidly, and its wings were twitching from time to time, Zhang Zian would really think that it was dead.
Even though Zhang Zian had no medical knowledge, he knew through common sense that Richard's condition was very serious, and it could be life-threatening. He could only stare at Sun Xiaomeng's face, hoping to find some clues from her expression.
Sun Xiaomeng's face was cold. Birds were notoriously fragile among pets. They could be fine one day, and the next day, they could die without any signs. Besides, the body language of birds was far less rich than that of cats and dogs. Even if they were sick, it was difficult for their owners to notice.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and there was only a low-wattage ambient light in the living room. She looked up at the ceiling, "It's too dark. Turn on all the lights."
Zhang Zian realized his carelessness and quickly turned on the ceiling light. He also switched the flashlight on his mobile phone to the flashlight mode to help her light up the room.
After checking Richard's symptoms, Sun Xiaomeng was about to further measure its vital signs. Out of habit, she touched her pocket, and her face changed. "My stethoscope..."
The pet clinic could receive emergency cases, but usually there would not be any on-site emergency cases. She had always been used to waiting for customers in the clinic with complete equipment. Moreover, she was very concerned about Richard, and her mind was in a mess. Only now did she realize that she had no equipment with her.
In the afternoon, when she heard Richard coughing, she had the idea of diagnosing it, but she also gave up because she did not have a stethoscope with her. She thought that it would not be too late to go back to the clinic and get the stethoscope, but she was delayed by Jin Er and the Husky, who came to see her.
As soon as she started talking, Zhang Zian threw her white coat to her, "There is a stethoscope in the pocket."
Having been taught by Old Time Tea for a long time, Zhang Zian had subtly learned Old Time Tea's Kung Fu of "remaining calm even if Mount Tai collapsed on top of him." Even in an emergency situation, Zhang Zian could still maintain his composure. Just now, when he returned to the clinic, he had thought of this. Richard couldn't leave the pet shop, so he had to bring Sun Xiaomeng's conventional diagnostic equipment.
Sun Xiaomeng took the stethoscope and put it on. She placed the stethoscope head on Richard's chest and moved it slightly from side to side from time to time, carefully listening to its internal breathing condition.
Zhang Zian closed his mouth tightly, not daring to speak or even swallow his saliva, for fear that he would interfere with her diagnosis.
The sound of breathing transmitted from the stethoscope was abnormally dull. It sounded like bellows, but it also sounded like spring water with a lot of bubbles gushing out of the ground. This was a typical wet rale. Coupled with the appearance of edema when Richard's chest was being tensed …
Fine beads of sweat seeped out of Sun Xiaomeng's forehead, sparkling under the light of the mobile phone. The electric heater in the living room was working normally, and the temperature in the room was rising. She didn't take off her coat when she came in, and even wrapped herself in a scarf. The most important thing was that she had preliminarily determined Richard's condition. A terrible thought hit her heart hard, and even made her a little dizzy.
She took off the stethoscope and raised her hand to stop Zhang Zian from asking questions. She pressed her fingers on her forehead to help herself sort out her thoughts.
A few seconds later, she stared at Zhang Zian's face with a pale face. Biting her lower lip, she squeezed out a few words between her teeth, "It may be acute aspergillosis."
What acute or chronic aspergillosis? Zhang Zian was confused. He didn't understand and didn't care about this. He just asked eagerly, "Can it be cured?"
Many owners of sick pets would ask the same question. Even Zhang Zian, who always took the unusual path, was no exception. At that moment, Sun Xiaomeng felt that he was just an ordinary person, who also had the emotions of an ordinary person. She didn't answer immediately, because this question was not easy to answer. No one dared to say whether a serious disease could be cured. What if someone hastily said that it could be cured, but it was not cured in the end?
She lowered her head and pondered for a few seconds, then took out her mobile phone and dialed Long Xian's number.
...
After Sun Xiaomeng and Zhang Zian left in a hurry, Jin Er asked Long Xian in surprise, "What's so urgent about them? Why did they leave after a phone call? They didn't even say anything? "
Long Xian shook her head, "I don't know..."
"You don't know?" Jin Er was depressed, "Aren't you a nurse here?"
Although he could visit the cats here after the cat trainer left, he always felt that something was missing.
"I just came here, and I'm still an intern!" Long Xian also felt wronged, "Sister Xiaomeng is the boss here. She doesn't have to tell me what she wants to do..."
Jin Er looked at the girl who was about the same age as Snowy speechlessly. He always felt like he was bullying her. He sighed and said, "Forget it. Take me to see the cat that can do stunts. Good-For-Nothing, come here! "
With the Elizabeth collar on, Good-For-Nothing was completely dispirited. It lay on the ground and didn't want to move. It looked at its owner with a hopeless look. Not only did it not go over, but it also changed its posture with its belly facing the sky, as if it was acting shamelessly.
Jin Er was speechless. You are such a disgrace to me!
He knew what this silly thing was thinking. She just wanted to win his sympathy and let him take off the Elizabeth collar.
It was impossible to take it off. It took a lot of effort to put it on, and it was also for its own good. Otherwise, with its greedy look, it would definitely take off the splint in no time.
"Forget it. Just let it lie here. Take me to see it," said Jin Er.
Long Xian had only heard about cats that could perform stunts from Wang Qian and Li Kun, but she had never seen one with her own eyes. There were many sick cats and dogs coming and going in the clinic. Sun Xiaomeng was afraid of cross-infection, so she always forbade Long Xian from visiting the clinic. Even Sun Xiaomeng herself didn't go to that ward. She only asked Wang Qian and Li Kun to go in and clean and disinfect every day before the clinic opened. Long Xian took advantage of this opportunity to feast her eyes. She excitedly led Jin Er into the ward where the pets were kept.
As soon as she opened the door of the ward, her cell phone rang.
Seeing that it was a call from Sun Xiaomeng, she knew it was over! If it wasn't something serious, Sun Xiaomeng wouldn't call back so soon after she left.
"Hello? Sister Xiaomeng, what's up? "She answered the phone.
Sun Xiaomeng said briefly on the other side of the phone, "Put down everything you are doing and prepare the following medicine from the medicine cabinet as fast as possible. I will send Wang Qian and Li Kun to get it right away!"
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