start with a pet store

Chapter 1055 Treating Yourself

The two of them struggled to lift it to the ground.

The neighbors gathered around as well.

Everyone started talking at once.

"What do we do if we catch this? Do we just take it?"

"How do I get this? Will it bite me if I just take it?"

"Just look at it and you'll find out……"

Sun Chongwu didn't dare to touch it rashly, as he would not be able to take it if he wore thick gloves.

"Uncle Ji, we need to apply some anesthetic to it..." he said.

"Okay, then you have to apply it a little bit. It will be too painful to take it directly. It will definitely bite you..." Aunt Ji said repeatedly.

The uncles also nodded repeatedly. They knew their dog and even family members could not get close to it.

Sun Chongwu asked his colleagues to get the anesthetic from the car. After giving the anesthetic to Wangwang, the little guy fell asleep in a short while.

Only then did he carefully take off the net bag.

The two of them worked together to remove the clip in front.

"Damn, this clip has barbs, no wonder it can't be removed no matter how hard I try..." The young colleague couldn't help but curse.

"Okay, stop talking about useless things. The next one seems to be even harder to get..." Sun Chongwu didn't bother to talk nonsense with his colleagues and started to get the second one directly.

As he said, the second one is harder to take than the first.

One of them held the clamp while the other tried hard to pry open the trap that was biting Wangwang's hind legs.

But even if he tried his best, he couldn't budge it even a little bit.

"Uncle Ji, go find an iron rod and see if you can pry it open..." Another uncle who was standing nearby watching the fun said to Uncle Ji who wanted to help but hadn't done much.

"Is this okay..." The girl who asked for help took a rusty horse nail and asked everyone.

"Okay, okay, use this to pry the edge, and you should be able to get the dog leg out." The enthusiastic old man took the horse tack from the beautiful girl's hand.

"Wait a minute, wrap it with something. There is too much rust. It's not good if it gets on Wangwang's wound." Sun Chongwu stopped him quickly.

"You city people are just being so pretentious. It's okay even though it's like this. It runs around every day and it's not dead. What can a horse with rust do to you..." Another woman who was probably in her sixties and had a crooked neck sneered.

Sister Yan quickly ran over to find a plastic bag and said to the crooked-necked woman, "Aunt Guang, that's not what I meant. Even if you say Wangwang is fine, there are two craftsmen helping. If they accidentally scratch it and get the rust, they'll need a tetanus shot."

"Why do you need a tetanus shot? You're just being pretentious. We live in the countryside, exposed to wind and rain every day, and we all go barefoot. Who hasn't been scratched by nails?" said the crooked-necked aunt again.

"If you don't want to help, just stop being so sulky here, okay..." the enthusiastic old man said.

Sun Chongwu didn't want to get involved in their conversation at all. He took the plastic bag handed to him by Yan Mei and directly wrapped the horse nails.

It had already taken some time and they couldn't delay any longer.

In order not to cause too much harm to Wangwang, Sun Chongwu did not give him very strong medicine, and he was about to wake up.

Asking his colleague to hold the clamp, Sun Chongwu carefully squeezed the horse nail into one of the gears.

Then roll it onto the gear with force.

Because Wangwang's legs were clamped for too long, the skin and flesh were stuck to the clamps.

If there is no horse nail to expand the clamp, you can only pull it hard.

Now that the horse nails have been expanded, Sun Chongwu lifted Wangwang's legs a little higher.

But it still made people sigh in surprise. The little guy's bones must have been broken. The pressed end was drooping and the whole thing was black.

Sun Chongwu was not disturbed by the scene in front of him. He asked his colleague to hold the clamps, and he pulled Wangwang's legs out of the clamps as steadily as possible.

After finally taking it off, the kind-hearted old man took the clamp and weighed it: "I'm afraid it's only half a pound of iron..."

"There are a lot of these things on the mountain, and you can get caught if you're not careful." Another grandmother also said: "My cat was also caught, but we found it early and got it quickly, and cats have nine lives, so it was fine at the time."

"Yes, I was the one who helped you get it off, and I almost got bitten by it. Its condition is much better than Wangwang's, and much milder. In fact, I'm not saying this, Lao Ji, if you had found a way to get it off earlier, its condition would definitely not be so serious. You see, you've done a lot of harm." said another auntie in a flowered shirt.

"It's a sin. It's not like we haven't thought of a solution. This is a dog, not a cat. It really bites people. If I bite you, give me an injection." Uncle Ji retorted.

"I'm afraid you are sick. There is a dog in your room. You didn't save it yourself, but I gave you an injection. It killed it." The aunt in the flowered shirt was not a weak person either.

At this time, Grandma Ji came out with a tea tray and said, "Come on, you've worked hard, have a cup of tea."

The lady in the flowered shirt and Grandpa Ji didn't say anything more. She took the tea handed to her by Grandma Ji and her eyes fell on Wangwang.

Sun Chongwu waved his hands to Grandma Ji: "We don't want to drink anymore, our hands are dirty..."

"Drink it after you wash your hands. I'll put it here for you..." There was a stone table in the large square, and Grandma Ji put the tea on the table.

Sun Chongwu went to the car to get some medicine and gave Wangwang a simple disinfection and sterilization treatment. The little guy's two feet were seriously injured and it was not something that could be cured with such a simple treatment.

He raised his head and looked at Grandpa Ji: "Grandpa Ji, we have only given your Wangwang a little treatment now. You should take him to the pet hospital for treatment. His condition is too serious..."

"No need for that, no need for that. The dog will heal itself and will be fine after a while..." A woman next to her quickly shook her head.

Uncle Ji also said: "Who would take these dogs in the countryside to the pet hospital? They will heal themselves after taking the medicine. Don't worry about them, they will be fine."

"Yes, they will find herbs and other things by themselves, and they will treat themselves."

...Everyone agreed that Wangwang didn't need to be treated and would heal itself.

Sun Chongwu was almost amused by these people. What the hell was going on?

If the little guy is in this condition and is left to fend for himself, then what's the point of their rescue? In the end, both of his legs will still be crippled. And judging by the current state of his legs, they might rot to the point of affecting his life.

But the old men's comments made Sun Chongwu's words seem so powerless.

Because they just don’t make sense.

He looked at the beautiful girl who had asked for help, as if asking for help.

The beautiful girl was actually evasive in her eyes at this moment.

What does that mean? Sun Chongwu was a little confused. Did she also think that Wangwang could cure himself?

He asked his colleague to pay attention to Wangwang's condition, and he stood up and explained to the villagers: "Wangwang's condition is impossible to heal on its own. Its bones have been injured. Without further treatment, its two legs will definitely be useless. Even its life may be affected by these two legs."

"It's okay. It depends on its own luck. I'm sorry for the trouble you made by coming here..." Grandpa Ji said nonchalantly.

Yan Meizi also quietly walked to Sun Chongwu's side and whispered, "Well, Brother Sun, I'm sorry, I can't make the decision about asking them to take it to the veterinary hospital. From what I know about them, they definitely won't do that. No dog in the countryside would be taken to a veterinary hospital."

What she didn't say is that many families, even if they have their own dogs, will sometimes kill and eat the dogs after raising them for a year or two when they think they are fat.

Although these old people would not kill and eat the animals, it would be better to kill and eat them directly than to send them to the pet hospital.

My colleague has cleaned up Wangwang and put a leash on it, so at least it won't bite people now.

After a while, the little guy slowly woke up. Its first reaction was to run. Then it seemed to suddenly realize that the two burdens were gone. Looking at one end of the rope in Sun Chongwu's hand, it seemed that it suddenly figured it out.

This person saved me.

Not to mention barking loudly, it actually struggled to stand up, shaking its head and wagging its tail as it walked towards Sun Chongwu.

It had not yet fully woken up from the anesthetic and was still a little unsteady when it walked, but that did not affect its desire to thank Sun Chongwu at all.

Look at its mouth, which is so wide that it seems to reach the back of its head.

Sun Chongwu became even softer-hearted.

He half squatted down, stroked the little guy's head, and wanted to persuade these uncles and aunts: "Look, it's actually quite well-behaved. If you don't take it to the pet store, its legs will really be ruined..."

Uncle Ji shook his head like a rattle: "It's okay, it will get better after a while..."

Seeing that they couldn't be persuaded, Sun Chongwu felt helpless.

He didn't have any similar medicine in his car to give them, and he doubted that even if he did, the old man wouldn't give him the medicine given his stubborn mindset.

But looking at Wangwang beside him, he felt reluctant to let him just leave like this. What would Lu Jingxing do if he were here? This thought suddenly popped up in his mind.

He handed the leash to his colleague: "I'm going to make a phone call."

After saying that, he strode towards the parking space.

"Hello, Lu, this is a bit troublesome..." He called Lu Jingxing.

"What's wrong? Were you bitten?" Lu Jingxing asked worriedly, "If you were bitten, hurry back to Long'an and get an injection first."

"That's not the case..." Sun Chongwu laughed. "We still have some protection, but the dog is seriously injured. Both of its feet show signs of necrosis. The clips have been removed, but the dog's owner is unwilling to send it to the pet store. I don't have any medicine to treat it. Moreover, based on my understanding of them, even if I give them medicine, they may not be willing to apply it to it."

Listening to Sun Chongwu's slightly sad voice, Lu Jingxing understood his feelings: "Then why don't you bring it back?"

"I just don't know if they will be willing. I feel unsure..." Sun Chongwu was in a bad mood. He ran a long way here and finally took off the shackles on the little guy, but he didn't expect that its owner had no intention of saving it at all. Anyone would feel frustrated.

"Give them some money. The old man probably thinks they are just dogs. Don't be discouraged. This is not the first time we have encountered such a situation. It is normal." Lu Jingxing comforted.

In the eyes of some people, no matter how valuable a dog is, it is just a dog. Asking them to spend money to go to a pet hospital is like asking for their lives.

If you are sick, you may not be willing to go to the hospital. If a free-range animal is sick, you want them to spend money to go to the hospital? Don’t even think about it.

Unless they are cattle farmers like Sun Xing, who know the price of a cow and bought it at a high price, they may not feel so bad about spending the money to hire a doctor.

After figuring this out, Lu Jingxing felt relieved.

"Okay, then I'll go ask..." Sun Chongwu also made up his mind. Although this was very passive and he was afraid that those old people would ask for too much, but thinking about Wangwang's eyes and its strong desire to survive, he couldn't just ignore it and let it fend for itself.

He was about to take a cage over, but after thinking it over, he put it down and decided to wait until the deal was done before coming back to get it, otherwise people would think he had to buy it, which would make it difficult to deal with if he really asked for too much.

After finishing a cigarette, he walked towards the crowd.

He used the excuse of washing his hands to go directly to Grandma Ji who was busy in the inner room, because this grandma seemed easier to talk to: "Grandma Ji, now that Wangwang's clips have been removed, we are ready to leave, but Wangwang's condition is really serious, you still have to take him to the pet store for a checkup."

Grandma Ji stopped cutting vegetables and wiped her hands on her bib: "I heard what you said, but, young man, I can't promise you this. We have never heard of taking cats and dogs to the veterinary hospital. We can buy another one with that money, just to watch over the house. How can we waste that money..."

Although Sun Chongwu was mentally prepared, he was still speechless after hearing what Grandma Ji said.

He was stunned for a moment before he said, "How about this, grandma, let me give you an idea. We are specialized in rescuing stray animals. You see, we come all the way here to help, and we don't charge any fees or anything like that. We are just a group of people who love small animals, and we really can't bear to see the little guys suffer. If you really don't want to send it to a pet store, then give it to me, okay? I'll take it..."

"You're going to pay for its treatment?" Grandma Ji asked in disbelief.

Sun Chongwu nodded: "Yes, we will find an organization that specializes in rescuing stray animals to treat it, but the prerequisite is that it has to be a stray animal. So, even if it is cured, I can't send it back to you. You have to give it to me."

"Give it to you, why?" As the two were talking, Grandpa Ji walked in from outside and spoke rather harshly.

"No, that's not what he meant. They wanted to save Wangwang. You are such a rude person. Why are you being so mean to the child..." Grandma Ji immediately threatened when she heard Grandpa Ji's words.

(End of this chapter)