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Chapter 986: The Relics Brought Back from the Potala Palace
"Damn, this thing is too heavy." Xiaojiu couldn't help but say.

Yes, it took two people to hold it and finally put it on the camera.

However, it has one good point, which is that it is very docile. No matter how Xiaojiu and Lu Jingxing treat it, the little guy has no temper at all. No matter how Lu Jingxing and the others hold or drag it, it just grins foolishly.

Finally, Xiaojiu put his hands on his waist, scratched its head while laughing: "You silly guy, when you have the surgery later, let's see if you will still be happy..."

The film will be out soon.

After Lu Jingxing saw it, he quickly came up with a treatment plan in his mind. So he asked Xiaojiu to comfort Maomao, and he called the owner in to discuss the surgical plan.

The owner had been waiting in the corridor. When he heard Lu Jingxing's call, he immediately trotted in.

"It found the stone..." Lu Jingxing said to his master.

"Oh, that's good that you found it. How do you get it out?" asked the owner.

Lu Jingxing paused for a moment and said, "Now there is a problem. As you said, the stone is relatively large, about the size of an egg, and it is oval in shape and looks very slippery. For just that one stone, we will first try to use an endoscope to see if we can clip it out. If we can't clip it out, we can only open the abdomen to take it out..."

"It has to be opened. How can we not do it? It will be too painful." The owner frowned and tiptoed to look at Maomao on the machine.

"We will definitely not open the abdomen if we can avoid it, but it seems that the stone will not be easy to remove, so we will try not to open the abdomen. Of course, if we cannot take it out and we really need to open the abdomen, we will tell you later." Lu Jingxing understood his master's thoughts.

Not only would the little guy suffer pain if the surgery was opened, but the cost of the operation would also be much higher than directly removing the stone by clamping it out. No matter from which angle, it was definitely not something that was desired. Lu Jingxing didn't want to do it either, but he couldn't guarantee it. In fact, he felt that judging from the film, the chances of the stone being directly removed by clamping it out were very small.

The master nodded: "Then thank you for your help."

"Don't worry. The problem is, we have discovered that there is more than one in its stomach. There are several smaller ones in its stomach. I just took a closer look and there should be three more, which are smaller than the one in the stomach. It is estimated that they have been there for more than one or two days." This is what Lu Jingxing was worried about.

"Ah?" This confused the owner: "Does it mean it swallowed four at once?"

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Yes, so even if we can remove the one in the stomach, I'm afraid we still have to open the abdomen to remove the one in the stomach."

This is what he is worried about.

"No wonder I often heard the sound of stones hitting each other at home these days. My husband mentioned it several times and I said it might be the children playing upstairs. Does this mean that the sound of stones might be coming from Maomao's stomach?" The owner looked incredulous.

Lu Jingxing followed her gaze and looked at Maomao who had already gotten out of bed.

The little fellow raised his head and looked at the two of them with an innocent look on his face, wagging his tail happily, not realizing at all how much suffering he was about to suffer.

"So, in that case, the chances of taking all of it out are slim. The big one is already difficult to begin with, and coupled with the stone in its stomach, I think we should just do a direct laparotomy to save it from suffering once more. Also, it hasn't been sterilized yet, and it's going to have to take anesthesia this time anyway, so let's do the sterilization at the same time to save it from suffering once more." Lu Jingxing had been thinking about avoiding a laparotomy if possible, but when he thought of the stone in its stomach, he felt that it would be more appropriate to do a direct laparotomy to take it out.

"This..." The master hesitated.

"It's okay, you think about it again. However, the sooner you make a decision, the better. The one in your stomach is too big and it's impossible to expel it. Now there are several small ones in your stomach that can't be expelled, let alone this one in your stomach." Lu Jingxing reminded.

"It's not that I don't want to do it. Just wait a moment. Let me talk to my husband. It's so serious. I need to discuss it with him." The owner said anxiously.

"Okay, no problem..." Lu Jingxing nodded.

After listening to this, the owner turned around and made a phone call.

Xiaojiu was squatting and chatting with Maomao.

The man and the dog were having a great chat.

Soon the owner came over: "Doctor Lu, you guys do it, my husband will be here soon, he wants to see Maomao before going into the operating room."

"No problem. We need to do the preoperative preparation first. How long will it take for him to arrive?" Lu Jingxing asked.

"Soon, half an hour... should be here in less than half an hour. He's leaving now."

"Okay, Xiaojiu, bring Maomao over and take big sister to the lounge to wait for a while." Lu Jingxing shouted to Xiaojiu.

"Here we come, let's go, Maomao..." Xiaojiu trotted over with Maomao.

Lu Jingxing went to the backyard and found Xi Wenxin who was studying in the cattery: "There will be an operation later, you can come with us..."

Xi Wenxin nodded happily when he heard this: "Okay..."

"Don't let the master see this expression on your face, or he'll beat you up..." Lu Jingxing said with a smile as he looked at Xi Wenxin's happy expression.

"Haha, yes, I have to act sad..." He pursed his lips and looked very sad.

Lu Jingxing smiled and gave him a slap, and the two walked towards the hall together.

Just after arriving at the office, Mao Mao's owner came in with her husband: "Doctor Lu, my husband is here. He has examined me. You can prepare for surgery."

"Okay, do you know when it swallowed this stone?" Lu Jingxing stood up and asked.

The hostess looked at her husband.

"When? It didn't have this habit before. We took it to the Potala Palace a while ago. We saw it eating a stone once, but we called it and it spit it out. Do you think it ate it at that time?" The man hesitated. "I'm afraid it was after returning from XZ. You said you heard the sound of stones colliding, right?" The woman nodded repeatedly.

"That's probably true, meaning it's been a while?" Lu Jingxing asked.

"That's more than a week, because we came back a week ago and played there for two weeks. So even if we ate before going home, it's more than a week old." The man calculated.

Lu Jingxing nodded: "We will have to give it anti-inflammatory treatment then. We will talk about this after the stone is taken out. If there is no problem, we will prepare for surgery right away."

"Thank you for your trouble. Are there any risks in the operation? And will sterilization at the same time increase the difficulty of the operation?" The male owner held Maomao's head and kept stroking its back.

"Every surgery has risks. I won't give you a 100% answer..."

"Don't worry, our Doctor Lu will be on stage personally, there will be no problem." Xi Wenxin said before Lu Jingxing finished speaking.

"We know this. Actually, we are relieved, but we just can't help but ask. The main reason is that we have taken care of it for several years and really treated it like a child. To think that it has to suffer this..." The hostess choked up as she spoke.

Although it was a laparotomy, this operation was not a major surgery for Lu Jingxing, so when he saw the hostess like this, he couldn't help but say, "Don't worry, it will be fine. As for sterilization, don't worry. We think that the dog is old and sterilization is more beneficial to its growth, so we recommend it. Sterilization is not a major surgery."

"That's good. Thank you very much then..." The two looked very grateful, which made Xi Wenxin feel uncomfortable.

When they were working before, they were mostly the second party. Only when they were given trouble by the first party, few people would thank them like this. He said he was not used to it.

Lu Jingxing smiled slightly and patted him on the shoulder. He knew that this kind of situation would happen frequently in the future.

After agreeing, Lu Jingxing took Xiaojiu and Xi Wenxin into the operating room.

Just as Lu Jingxing expected, the stone in the stomach was too slippery, and it was impossible to remove it. He performed the operation himself, and the operation with anesthesia took less than two hours.

The several small stones in the stomach were safely taken out, two black and one white, also round. The one in the stomach was just like an egg, except that it was a little flatter.

Although the two owners of the stone found it incredible, they still had to admit: "This little stone is exactly like what we saw in XZ."

"Then you guys still made a profit. Others are not even allowed to take photos inside the Potala Palace, but they can even take the stones home..." Xiaojiu said with a smile.

"Haha, indeed, this is the gift that your Maomao brought you from afar." The onlookers looked at the stones on the plate and joked.

After hearing that Maomao's surgery was successful, the owner felt relieved and responded with a smile: "Haha, it is true, but the cost is a bit too high..."

"It will increase its own value, haha. However, many dogs like to bite stones. This is the first time I hear of a dog eating stones for surgery." A customer said with a smile.

"This is a relic. The owner must preserve it well when he returns home." Someone said with a smile.

"Yes, it is necessary. Go back and get a safe to put it in." The owner laughed and followed Lu Jingxing and the others to the observation room.

The onlookers soon dispersed.

After returning to the office, Xi Wenxin asked Lu Jingxing: "Is this common among golden retrievers? My Hongmei has never eaten a stone."

Lu Jingxing nodded. "Not a lot, but that's normal, especially for large dogs. We always encounter a few cases of this kind of surgery every year. However, they are usually sent here as soon as they are discovered. As long as they are not as round as the ones today, they can be clipped out with an endoscope. Today's case is an exception. The one in the stomach is what was eaten the day before yesterday, and there is still something in the stomach, so generally there is no need to open the abdomen."

"I tried to use the endoscope once when I was performing surgery with Xiao Liu. It felt okay, just like looking through a microscope..." Xi Wenxin has his own office, which was newly arranged for him by Lu Jingxing, but whenever Lu Jingxing is around, he usually follows Lu Jingxing around.

"You have steady hands, there's no problem. I didn't expect that you are so talented at this." Lu Jingxing said with a smile. He was not as good as him at that time, but, hehe, he had a cheat, which no one could compare to.

"No matter how talented they are, they are not as good as you. I not only heard from Xiao Liu and Xiao Jiu, but also Yang Pei and Xiang Yu that it takes a master with at least twenty years of experience to be comparable to you. What's more, even a master with twenty years of experience can't perform all surgeries with ease. Everyone thinks it's incredible. Hey, I'm really curious, where did you go to become an apprentice?" Compared to Yang Pei and the others, Xi Wenxin had known Lu Jingxing the longest, and he really couldn't figure it out.

Then, he said to himself: "I have never heard you talk about a master, so this should be the talent you mentioned..."

Lu Jingxing was just about to find an excuse, but when he heard what he said, he burst out laughing: "I also think it's talent. I didn't know I had such a high talent."

Seeing his expression of trying not to hold back his smile, Xi Wenxin rolled his eyes at him, "You're taking advantage of me and still acting cute. It's really infuriating..."

"Haha, there's nothing I can do about it. I didn't expect that I have talent in this area. However, I think you really have it too. Maybe you're a little worse than me, but it's great that you can get the hang of it so quickly..." Lu Jingxing smiled and patted him, then filled his cup with water.

The two of them laughed and dropped the topic.

"It's almost July, and the renovation over there is almost finished. When are we going there? Actually, I want to stay here for a while longer. The main reason is that if I were to go on the operating table alone now, I wouldn't feel confident. Sterilization is okay, but other surgeries..." Xi Wenxin naturally took the cup and took a sip, saying with some melancholy.

Since returning from Gangcheng last time, Lu Jingxing and Xi Wenxin have been there twice again, but they no longer drove there. Instead, they flew there once and took the high-speed rail once. After the decoration plan was finalized, the decoration company was responsible and completed it in more than a month.

The progress of the renovation has always been monitored by Pan Erdong, but now it can be monitored online. Lu Jingxing has always been in close contact with the construction team, so even if he is not on site, the progress of the project has not been delayed, and the effect also makes him feel very satisfied.

"We can't move in right after the renovation is completed. Although we use environmentally friendly materials, they have to be left here for a while. Also, Erdong mentioned last time that he also wanted to come here for an internship. I also think it's worth considering. So, let's just open in August. As for the cats in the store, didn't classmate Yang also express her desire to come to our store? Let her take care of the cats in the store for a while, and let her get a feel for it and see if she wants to work here..." Lu Jingxing leaned against the wall, his thoughts flying far away when he thought about the upcoming vacation.

"That's fine." Xi Wenxin nodded: "What are you thinking about?" Seeing Lu Jingxing's thoughtful look, he couldn't help but say.

"I'm not thinking about anything. Well, I promised Ji Ling and I to take Lu Chen, Lu Xi, and my aunt's family to the beach during the holiday. Hey, given the current situation, I don't know if we can go then." Lu Jingxing had a headache, wondering why there were so many things to do every day.

“What’s the point of not being able to leave? Just go if you’ve agreed. We’re here in the store…” Xi Wenxin waved his hand and didn’t think it was a big deal.

(End of this chapter)