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Chapter 922 Little bastards

Lu Jingxing was thinking while pressing the golden retriever's belly.

The problem of gastric torsion is actually quite simple to understand. It is caused by overeating right after exercise, which causes the dog's stomach to twist. Gas can enter but cannot exit, causing the stomach to swell. If it is not treated within an hour or so, the dog will most likely be in danger.

So we are currently facing two problems.

First, how to relieve the problem of dog’s bloating.

Second, how to maintain the osmotic pressure balance in the dog's body after a long period of vomiting.

Both of these problems are quite serious. If the osmotic pressure is unbalanced, the golden retriever will die of dehydration.

The operating room was still being cleaned, but the problem at hand could not be delayed any longer.

Lu Jingxing acted promptly and called four employees over. Two of them massaged the feet, one massaged the head, and one went to get a needle and saline solution. The main purpose of getting the needle was to see if they could pierce the abdomen near the stomach first to let the gas flow out.

The saline solution must also be kept suspended to prevent the dog from becoming unbalanced.

After about ten minutes of puncture and infusion, the golden retriever's condition improved.

Lu Jingxing wiped the sweat off his forehead. Xiaojiu and Xiaoliu were always together.

"Hurry up, put him in the CT room first and take a look at what his stomach looks like." Lu Jingxing directed: "Give me the film when the time comes. I'll go outside and tell the family first."

The two men exercised regularly, so they carried the dog into the CT room.

At this time in the waiting area, Lu Jingxing walked up to the dog owner while drinking water.

"Doctor, how is our dog?" the owner looked anxious.

"It has eased a lot, but surgery is definitely still necessary. I'll tell you in detail how the operation is performed. Would you consider it?" Lu Jingxing decided to ask for opinions first. After all, this was not a small amount of money. Lu Jingxing had also seen people use traditional methods to make dogs recover without surgery, but Lu Jingxing himself tried it and found that surgery was the most effective.

"It's okay, no need to say more. No matter what the price is, we can accept it. The main thing is whether the dog can be cured. It has been with me for a long, long time. I don't want it to leave me because of this accident..." The owner burst into tears.

"Okay, then I'll prepare for the operation." Lu Jingxing took out the operation form from the drawer at the front desk, skillfully wrote down the operation items and matters, and handed it to the owner.

After signing, Lu Jingxing rushed to the CT room without stopping.

The dog has been carried to the operating room. Lu Jingxing looked at the CT report. The CT results showed that the knotting was not as serious as imagined.

This made Lu Jingxing feel a little relieved. The more serious the knot, the more difficult the operation would be and naturally the greater the risk.

After putting on his white coat, Lu Jingxing walked into the operating room in person. The operation was not difficult, but the dog's posture was difficult to adjust.

It was probably similar to roasting a whole lamb. The dog's belly had to face Lu Jingxing, so several people were needed to lift the dog up, with one person on each side holding the two legs, and someone also supporting the head, which made it easier for Lu Jingxing to perform the operation.

So this was the surgery with the largest number of participants so far, with 6 people crammed into the small operating room.

Lu Jingxing was not surprised. When he performed surgery on cows in the countryside, there were dozens of old men and women watching. So in this situation, he did not seem nervous.

After anesthesia, the dog's abdominal cavity was cut open directly.

Lu Jingxing was still very confident because he had taken a CT scan before.

After cutting open the abdominal cavity, Lu Jingxing turned on the light to check the stomach and found the twisted part. Lu Jingxing gently twisted the stomach to its normal position with his hands and then observed the dog's breathing.

Sure enough, within a few minutes the dog's nose began to turn bloody.

Lu Jingxing breathed a sigh of relief.

Gastric torsion is a problem that actually also occurs in humans, but in recent years, due to the development of technology and the popularization of knowledge, the incidence rate has gradually decreased.

But dogs are different. Pets will not describe their symptoms and conditions at the first time. It is a troublesome task for veterinarians to observe the pet's symptoms and draw conclusions. When gastric torsion just occurs, generally only vomiting, licking the nose to induce vomiting, etc. will occur.

But the owners don’t think so. They just think that the pet may have eaten something wrong, so they induce vomiting on their own. Most of them will not send the dog to the hospital for medical treatment immediately.

Therefore, if the time exceeds two hours, the cure rate will only get lower and lower.

Large dogs have relatively larger appetites and body sizes, and they also exercise a lot. If they eat too much and then exercise, they are prone to gastric torsion.

Lu Jingxing personally issued a death notice for a dying dog with gastric torsion.

The operation is completed and the sutures are sterilized.

Next, let the dog rest for a few hours, and if there are no problems, you can go home.

In fact, pets are very durable. This kind of problem can usually be solved once it is adjusted. Then, just rest for a few days and they will return to their original state.

After leaving the operating room, everyone seemed to be relieved.

Lu Jingxing told his master the results of the operation. The master was overjoyed and kept thanking Lu Jingxing.

Lu Jingxing politely said "you're welcome" and told him how to rest and how to avoid this problem next time.

Finally after all the busy work, Lu Jingxing had some time to rest.

Sitting in the chair, Lu Jingxing reviewed what had happened recently. He found that people nowadays did not have enough knowledge about pets.

If every owner had more knowledge, some of the grief would not have happened at all.

“It seems like we need to think of ways to popularize knowledge about pets…” Lu Jingxing is a man of action. He also feels that some places in the park are a bit empty. He doesn’t want other messy manufacturers’ advertisements to be put in the park, so he has only given it a few advertisements for pet products.

Why not use the remaining area to promote relevant pet knowledge?

Lu Jingxing looked at the scenery outside the window and discovered a very important problem.

Is the reason why the APP is in his hands just to make his pet park bigger and bigger?
Lu Jingxing began to have doubts about his APP. He had never been so doubtful and curious about an APP before.

He thought about the origin of the APP, but forgot to think about its purpose.

Now Lu Jingxing may understand one thing, that is, he can benefit other people through this APP, not just to make himself richer, but to make others and the world a better place.

Lu Jingxing took out his mobile phone and opened the APP. To be honest, the power of the APP is not limited to allowing Lu Jingxing to acquire more knowledge, but in practice it can make Lu Jingxing feel enlightened in an outrageous way.

Maybe Lu Jingxing should not stop here, but use the APP to try things that people can't do.

Thinking of this, Lu Jingxing's face became solemn. It seemed necessary to improve himself instead of confining himself to the pet park.

Exhaling a breath, Lu Jingxing walked out of the office.

At this time, Lu Jingxing received a call from the director of the zoo.

"Hey, Xiao Lu, are you busy recently?" the headmaster asked a little embarrassedly.

"Actually, I'm not very busy. What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Lu Jingxing was a little confused.

"It's not a big deal actually..." The headmaster seemed a little embarrassed.

"There's no such thing as a big deal or a small deal. Your business is my business." Lu Jingxing added, "If there's anything I can help with, I'll go down there right away. I still have some time."

"There seems to be some problem with the bamboo forest in our panda park. I'm worried that the pandas will have problems because of the bamboo. We have a forestry expert, but he had to go back to his hometown recently for something, and I don't know when he will be back. I wanted to ask if you have any friends who are proficient in forestry and can help me solve this urgent problem." The director looked very embarrassed.

"What's the big deal? I'll come and help you later. I happen to have a little knowledge of forestry, and I understand the basic symptoms." Lu Jingxing replied with a smile.

Indeed, when I was bored a few days ago, I learned forestry knowledge on my mobile phone, and I have a certain understanding of the basic protection and maintenance of forests. Later, Lu Jingxing plans to see if he can raise some birds in the forest and generate some income from the forest.

I didn't expect it to come in handy today.

Lu Jingxing didn't hesitate. After giving some instructions to Xiao Liu and Xiao Jiu, he drove directly to the zoo.

It was gradually getting dark.

By the time Lu Jingxing drove to the zoo, it was already dark.

When we arrived at the zoo, the director came out to greet us in person, but there was still food hanging from the corner of his mouth.

Lu Jingxing saw it, but was too embarrassed to point it out, so he let the headmaster take him to the cafeteria to eat first.

I have to say that the food in the zoo is very good, but when several employees complained to Lu Jingxing that these were the leftovers of the animals, Lu Jingxing couldn't help but laugh.

These chickens are for leopards, these beefs are for tigers, these porks are for lions...

What the employees eat is no different from what animals eat, it’s just a matter of whether it’s cooked well and whether it’s seasoned or not.

But it can be seen that the food in the zoo is still very good.

After eating and drinking, the director led him to the panda park.

After entering the panda park, the giant pandas had already been locked up in advance. Lu Jingxing and the zoo director walked into the bamboo forest wearing rubber shoes.

There were yellow-brown spots on the bottom and middle of these bamboos. Lu Jingxing took out a knife and scraped away the yellow marks.

Walking into the bamboo forest, Lu Jingxing paid special attention to several dead bamboos. These dead bamboos had dark black markings in the shape of strips or bands.

Seeing this, Lu Jingxing was basically able to determine what the disease was. This was indeed a symptom that was common in this season. To be honest, the treatment conditions were not difficult, but for people who didn't understand it, it was indeed a difficult and complicated disease.

Lu Jingxing identified the problem, patted his pants and legs, and asked the director to buy some sterilization drugs. At the same time, he asked the director to call a few more people to bring knives.

The head teacher nodded and agreed, and immediately made a phone call.

After a while, dozens of employees came over carrying tools.

Lu Jingxing told them the solution: "First, scrape off the yellowish-brown residue underneath. Scrape it clean if you can. If you encounter some that you can't scrape clean, just give up on it. Then take the two packets of sterilizer and apply it evenly. Make sure all the yellowish-brown areas are coated. Just apply it evenly like this." Lu Jingxing demonstrated to them as he spoke.

The employees nodded, and after understanding the key points, they went their separate ways.

Lu Jingxing explained to the director: "This is a fungal infection. It's not a big problem. It's still not too late to treat it. Don't worry, it shouldn't be a big problem."

The director touched his chest and said, "I feel relieved when you say that. These pandas are already very spoiled. This batch of bamboo is indeed newly introduced by me. The previous batch of bamboo was almost eaten by them. I didn't expect this problem to occur just a few days after the introduction."

After all the employees had finished processing, the director said he would take Lu Jingxing to see the zoo at night.

Lu Jingxing nodded and agreed.

The two walked from the panda park to the lion park. When Lu Jingxing saw the panda and the lion he had seen last time, he felt a sense of emotion in his heart.

Raising these animals is neither easy nor difficult.

This year's director has loved animals since childhood. Yes, he also started out as a veterinarian, but he doesn't know much. He is not a professional pet doctor like Lu Jingxing, but a barefoot doctor who is good at treating livestock.

As soon as he came out of Century Park, the director received a call.

He nodded and walked quickly and anxiously, and Lu Jingxing followed closely in his footsteps.

As soon as the phone was hung up, Lu Jingxing asked curiously what had happened?
"Those bastards are making trouble again..." The headmaster said angrily, "You'll know when we get here. I really can't do anything about them."

When he reached the door, Lu Jingxing realized that this was the childcare area.

Now Lu Jingxing knew what the director meant by "bastard".

The two walked into the food preparation area, which was bustling with activity.

Two little tigers were fighting each other, a little black bear was turning over the trash can, and a few red pandas were standing by, not knowing what they were doing, just staring at the messy scene.

All the bowls fell to the ground, and the meat was also on the ground. The smart little lion secretly picked up a piece of meat and ate it on the side.

Lu Jingxing looked at the scene in front of him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

The director got angry at this time. He walked up to the two little tigers in two steps, grabbed the necks of the two little tigers and separated them directly. The two little tigers were still showing their fangs and claws under his hands, but the director didn't care. He just threw them into the next room and locked the door.

Seeing that things were not going well, the little bear quickly slipped into the trash can.

The director pulled him out of the trash can and threw him into his own room.

Several lions and pandas also returned to the room at the urging of the keeper.

The originally noisy nursery area finally became quiet.

(End of this chapter)