1326 Treatmen (2/2)

Among the dozens of stray cats, its situation was the most critical.

Zhang Zian had not dealt with such a serious injury before. It was reasonable to say that this kind of injury should be treated at a pet hospital or a pet clinic. Only professionals should handle cases like this.

The problem was... Professionals may very likely choose the easiest method to solve the problem. In this case, it would be to amputate the cat's leg. This was the best choice, as it ensured the highest possibility for recovery...and the surgery fee was the highest.

Zhang Zian shared his concerns with Vladimir. Should he go for a more dangerous but conservative treatment here or send it for a more comprehensive but safer outcome at a pet hospital?

Vladimir thought about it. He was also in a dilemma. In the end, he said firmly, ”Conservative treatment. If a stray cat has one leg missing, it might as well be dead in the wild. I believe it can survive this. If not, it will not belong to the Meow Meow Doctrine!”

Zhang Zian understood his decision. In fact, even human beings might choose the same option. Many people preferred to risk death and attempt conservative treatment. They would not choose an amputation and acquire a disability.

For stray cats, the consequences of amputation were even more dire.

First, he thoroughly cleaned the wound and cut off the hair near the injury. Then, he used a knife to remove the damaged and infected tissue.

In the absence of anesthesia, the pain of this process was comparable to that of Guan Gong scraping meat off his own bone.

He had originally wanted to tie the cat to a sturdy object with a rope. This would prevent it from struggling too much during the operation. However, Vladimir had said it was unnecessary. The calico cat was tenacious and could bear it.

So he went ahead and operated on its leg. The calico cat was in such pain that it twitched. Nevertheless, it bit down hard and tried its best not to move at all.

He was both sympathetic and full of admiration for the calico cat. If he had been the one going through this operation, he would not have been able to stomach such pain. It seemed that this cat was suitable to be a Meow Meow Doctrine believer after all.

Both doctors and nurses were tough in front of patients. This was because if they were not, they could cause more pain to the patients instead.

He did his best to clean the rotten tissue around the wound with a sterile knife and scissors. Then, he repeatedly disinfected the wound with hydrogen peroxide and chlorhexidine. After that, he rinsed the solutions off and dried the wound with sterile gauze. Finally, he applied a medical gel to the surface of the wound. It would help to promote healing. He finished up by wrapping the wound with more gauze.

Alas, this would not be enough. As the wound had become infected, the cat needed to be given antibiotics. However, Zhang Zian did not have the qualifications to prescribe medicine and thus did not have access to these pills. Without antibiotics, he could only wait to send it to Sun Xiaomeng's clinic the next day. He would ask her to help the cat.

With this painful treatment, the calico cat was close to fainting. At least eight and a half of its nine lives had probably been lost by now. It was hanging on its final half breath. Nevertheless, it still held on.

Zhang Zian took the anti-flea spray and sprayed all the stray cats that had parasitic fleas on them. This included the calico cat.

The effects of the spray were very good. After ten minutes, the fleas on them had all died. The dead fleas landed on the ground as black spots.

He continued with his treatment and treated the other injured stray cats. He sterilized and bandaged their wounds before getting them cans of cat food to eat.

With these stray cats, a life saved was a life saved. As long as it had been bitten by a stray dog, regardless of the presence of infection, it would be sent to the pet clinic for a rabies vaccine tomorrow.

It seemed that his wallet would have to bleed again.