start with a pet store

Chapter 921 Check and feel more assured

Lu Jingxing followed Yang Pei into the emergency room.

"What did you find?" Lu Jingxing asked after entering the emergency room.

"Take a look at this..." Yang Pei handed the newly-released result to Lu Jingxing.

Lu Jingxing kept reading, his brows furrowed as he read: "This is... why do I feel like it's a bit like cat AIDS..."

"Yeah, you think so too, right? Xiangyu and I were just discussing this, but we didn't dare to draw a conclusion. Now that even you say so, I think it's safe. I just can't figure it out. This person runs a cat cafe, so how could a cat get this disease? Also, if they are raised in a group, the problem will be serious..." Yang Pei looked at Lu Jingxing in disbelief.

Lu Jingxing walked closer. The little guy didn't react, but just drank the stinky water, so he kept vomiting.

Now I feel much better after treatment and the vomiting has stopped.

After these dozen cats came in, basic tests were arranged for them.

This one showed severe anemia.

So Yang Pei came here specifically to check it out.

The little guy is a long-haired cat. He doesn’t look thin because of the fur, but you can tell when you touch him that he is very thin.

The face is also an inverted triangle.

Yang Pei and the others gave it an injection. After the previous rescue efforts, the little guy is now asleep. He is sleeping very soundly. Even when Lu Jingxing approached, it didn't even raise its eyes.

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Go ask the boss what's going on. Don't panic. The little guy doesn't look sick. Just be careful..." After thinking for a while, he said, "I'll go and isolate it separately. Put all the kittens in separate cages. Don't put them together."

Yang Pei nodded: "We said this at the beginning, one person is responsible for one, there will be no overlap..."

Lu Jingxing walked out with the test report.

Called the cat cafe owner to his office.

The cat cafe owner followed in, not knowing what was going on: "Doctor, what's wrong? Is the cat inside dying?"

Lu Jingxing motioned for him to sit down for a moment: "No, let me ask about the situation."

"Oh, are you asking about the situation of this incident or the situation of the cats? You have seen the situation of the cats. As for the situation, I also said that the water pipe upstairs burst, so...it's not my fault..." the boss said quickly.

"No, we won't talk about this. It's enough for us to know it roughly. No one can blame you. I want to ask about the condition of the cat inside. Did you know that it has severe anemia?" Lu Jingxing asked.

"Which one? Anemia? I don't know..." The boss looked at Lu Jingxing: "The one inside is a boiled egg, right? A friend sent it to me a while ago. He said he couldn't take care of it, so he asked us to help take care of it. Is the anemia serious? What should we do? Does he need a blood transfusion?"

In response to his long list of questions, Lu Jingxing calmly said, "A friend gave it to you, right? Was it previously kept with your own cats, free-range or in a cage?"

"It's kept in a cage. It's only been here a few days. We were afraid it might be shy, so we kept it in the cage. I touched it and it's very thin, but its fur is thick, so it seems not thin..." said the boss.

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Yes, it's fine if it's kept in a cage. Now we have discovered a problem. It has severe anemia. This problem is caused by its immune deficiency..."

"Is it immunocompromised?" the boss repeated.

"Yes, this disease is commonly known as feline AIDS..." Lu Jingxing said.

"Ah, what?" The boss jumped up in fright.

"Don't worry, this is different from human AIDS, it can't be transmitted to humans..." Lu Jingxing waved repeatedly.

"Oh my god, I'm so scared, this is the first time I've heard of this..." The boss patted his chest exaggeratedly and sat down: "Are you sure it won't be transmitted to humans? Can it be transmitted to cats?"

"How long have you been working as a cat cafe?" Lu Jingxing asked instead of answering his question.

"For about half a year, I've been running a small-scale cat cafe with only about 20 cats. All of them were introduced by friends. I like cats, so I simply quit my job to do this..." When the boss said this, he slowly calmed down.

"Yes, feline AIDS cannot be transmitted to humans, because it is not the same disease as humans, but it can be transmitted among cats, so I started to ask you whether you keep your cats in cages or let them roam free. Now judging from the test results, your other cats should not be infected. However, for safety reasons, I suggest that you check everyone again before leaving..." Lu Jingxing said.

"That's right, that's right, how serious is this disease, how to treat it, and why does it get this disease..." The boss rubbed his hands and became anxious again.

He was panicking day by day.

"As for the sources, there are several. Generally, it is transmitted through bites, blood, saliva, breast milk, and placenta infection. These are basically the sources. It mainly occurs in group-raised cats and stray cats. So in your case, you are worried about large-scale infection in group-raised cats, because if there is a fight or bite, it will be very bad..."

"That shouldn't happen. It's only been here a few days and has been kept in a cage..." the boss said with a little relief.

"Yes, after being infected, if the disease is going to occur, there will be severe symptoms such as stomatitis, gingivitis, rhinitis, diarrhea and nervous disorders. At present, the boiled egg does not have these symptoms, so its condition is still relatively mild. However, it is now very thin and anemic, so it cannot be said that it has not developed the disease at all." Lu Jingxing tried his best to explain it clearly to the boss.

"It may need a blood transfusion now. AIDS is destroying its immunity. If it doesn't receive a blood transfusion and its nutrition is not replenished, it will soon become ill and will show the symptoms I mentioned earlier..."

"Well, does the blood for transfusion have to be taken from other cats? I know something about this. Our cat has donated blood to other cats before. The question is, can this kind of blood transfusion be transmitted to other healthy cats?" The boss asked a hundred thousand questions.

It was relatively quiet outside now, and there was no chaos like before. Lu Jingxing stood up and closed the office door.

"Blood transfusion will definitely not be contagious to healthy cats. If it is contagious, it would be the hospital's fault." Lu Jingxing said with a smile.

"That's right. Well, if AIDS is cured, then right..." The boss didn't understand, but he still hit the point.

"AIDS cannot be cured, unlike feline infectious peritonitis or other diseases, which can be cured once they are cured. At most, there will be a certain recurrence rate. But AIDS is different. It cannot be cured. We can only give it basic treatment first to improve its immunity. In the later stages, it will need to keep taking medicine. This disease can only be a long-term disease." Lu Jingxing said.

"It must be kept in a cage at all times and cannot eat or live with other cats..." The boss looked at Lu Jingxing.

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Yes, we can't eat together, and we can't live together..."

"Oh, poor thing. I don't know whether it was born with it or acquired during growth. My friend... oh, I have to ask him if he knows about this. If he knows and doesn't tell me, I'll beat him to death..." The boss finally remembered to find the culprit.

"You can ask, does he have other cats?" Lu Jingxing agreed. The boss shook his head, "I don't think he has any other cats. He just gave me this one, saying that he found a girlfriend and was allergic to cat hair, so he couldn't keep it. I didn't want it either, because the little guy was too thin, but he said he had vaccinated it and had it sterilized, and that the cat was very obedient. Oh my god, luckily I thought that the new cat would be quarantined for a few days. So, it's a good thing that the water pipe burst, otherwise if it was released, wouldn't all the cats in my cat cafe be in trouble?"

"When I think about it this way, it's true. Boss, good people will be rewarded. It can be considered a blessing in disguise. Although this blessing..." Lu Jingxing said with a hidden smile.

"Haha, oh, it's a blessing in disguise. Disaster is unavoidable. This can be considered a reminder for me. I should be more careful when collecting cats in the future. Please help me take care of it. I don't know how to treat it. I'll go out and call that guy. I have to settle accounts with him..." The boss stood up. You can see that he is a kind-hearted person. Although the cats at home are like this, his mentality is still pretty good.

"Okay, we'll work out a treatment plan for it as quickly as possible. It won't be that quick since we have to match its blood type for a blood transfusion. We'll notify you as soon as there's progress. And then, see how many cats you have at home. It would be best if you could send them all over for a physical examination. We'll feel more at ease if we check..." Lu Jingxing also stood up and gave instructions.

"Okay, I see the little ones are relatively stable here, so I'll leave one person here to watch over them while I go back. I don't know how the situation is going at home. When I came out, it was a huge mess. I'll go back and deal with it first, and bring the others over later..." The boss said as he walked out the door.

Lu Jingxing followed closely behind: "Okay, no problem..."

The two of them left the office one after the other.

Yang Pei came over and asked, "How is it? Have you made it clear? Are there any other problems?"

Lu Jingxing shook his head: "It shouldn't be, the boss said it was sent by a friend, and he has been kept in a cage since it came, and has never been released..."

"That's good, that's good, otherwise it would be a pity. I'm afraid others might be infected too, and that would be troublesome. Feline AIDS is an incurable disease, alas..." Yang Pei sighed.

Lu Jingxing patted his shoulder and said, "Let's prepare for a blood test and find a blood source to match its blood type for a transfusion..."

Although all the little ones in the treatment room were pacified, several of them were sprayed with smelly water, and the whole treatment room smelled bad.

"Later, when the little ones are calm, give them a bath if they can, and don't let them lick their fur..." Lu Jingxing said to the staff in the treatment room.

Xiao Liu walked out from the inner room and said, "Brother Lu, everyone I'm responsible for has been locked up in the observation room. We should have enough manpower here. Should I go back first? I'm afraid Xiao Jiu can't handle it alone."

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Okay..." Before he finished speaking, his cell phone rang. He looked down and saw: "It's Xiaojiu calling. I guess something's wrong. Hello, Xiaojiu..."

"Brother Lu, are you done? A big guy has come here and I can't handle it alone..." Xiao Jiu said anxiously.

Lu Jingxing glanced at Xiao Liu and said, "Okay, we'll come back..."

After hearing this, Xiao Liu walked out.

Lu Jingxing said to Yang Pei who was walking towards him, "There's something going on in the store, and Xiaojiu can't handle it. Xiaoliu and I are leaving first. Call me if there's any problem here. Jian and Xiaopang should stay here today..."

"Got it, Brother Lu..." Xiaopang and Jian said in unison.

Yang Pei also nodded: "Go ahead, there's no problem here, we can handle it."

Lu Jingxing nodded and walked quickly into the store with Xiao Liu.

The two trotted back into the store and headed straight for the treatment room.

Xiao Jiu was so anxious that he was sweating. When he saw the two people coming in, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Hurry up, I'm so anxious..."

The owner was wiping tears beside him: "Is it too late?"

"Don't be anxious, aren't we rescuing him?" Xiaojiu took a break from his busy schedule to reply to his master.

Lu Jingxing had already walked up to him: "What's going on?"

A large golden retriever was lying on its side on the treatment table. It was breathing shallowly and rapidly, drooling constantly. Its skin was very white, its nose was bloodless, and its abdomen was obviously swollen.

"Did you vomit?" Lu Jingxing asked after turning over its eyelids.

"He's vomiting and drooling..." The owner was a rather thin woman.

"Tell me what you were doing before the onset of the disease. Did you do any strenuous exercise after dinner?" Lu Jingxing asked without even turning his head.

"It has eaten. Because I have to work during the day, I only have time at this time. After it ate, I took it out for a walk. It ran a few laps on the grass. Then an Alaskan came and it got excited and ran two more laps. When I was about to go back, I found it like this..." The owner's voice was a little trembling.

"Have you done any examinations?" Lu Jingxing asked Xiaojiu.

Xiaojiu shook his head: "I called you as soon as I got here. It took several of us to move it in given its size..."

"How long has this been happening?" Lu Jingxing asked his master again.

"It's been more than half an hour. It vomited for a while. I felt something was wrong, so I quickly brought it here..." the owner said vaguely.

"It's been more than half an hour, Xiao Liu, prepare the operating table immediately and start the operation immediately..." Lu Jingxing ordered.

Xiao Liu nodded, turned around and walked towards the operating room.

Lu Jingxing said to Xiaojiu: "Shave your hair immediately and prepare for the surgery... We are running out of time..."

Xiaojiu took out the tools from the side and started working.

The owner cried and asked, "Doctor, what happened to it?"

"Gastric torsion requires surgery within an hour. Otherwise, it will be too late to save the patient..." Lu Jingxing said quickly.

"Ah, ah, it's so serious..." The owner finally burst into tears.

"Well, don't be so excited. We will arrange the surgery right away. There's a chance to save him..." Xiao Jiu comforted him while shaving his hair.

Lu Jingxing also said: "You go wait outside first, no problem, trust us, we can save him..."

(End of this chapter)