Starting with taking in female college students

Because he was worried about the patients, and because Grandpa Cat had set a good example, Chen Rang couldn't even concentrate on reading his novel.

Normally, he could read hundreds of thousands of words of a good novel in one go. But now, more than an hour had passed, and he hadn't even finished the first nine chapters.

After all, he needs to keep track of whether the patients have urinated, whether their conditions have changed, and so on.

This meant he couldn't fully immerse himself in the virtual world.

From this perspective, Chen Rang believes he is quite qualified as a veterinarian.

Even if he couldn't treat patients like family and owners, as some large pet hospitals boast, Chen Rang couldn't simply ignore them until he was sure they were safe. He couldn't even bring himself to take a nap on the sofa next to him.

Feeling bored, Chen Rang went and wiped down all the cat and dog cages in the next room.

Before the six cats moved in as residents, he disinfected all the small rooms for the cats, as well as the iron frame of the dog cage and the mats across the street, with alcohol.

Cats and dogs are animals with a keen sense of smell, and the smell of alcohol is very irritating to them.

If disinfection is only carried out when the animals are about to "check in," it may cause them discomfort or even stress. Therefore, disinfection in advance and taking precautions against cross-infection are essential for every veterinary clinic.

Large pet hospitals should have dedicated staff to handle this kind of work, but Chen Rang's family clinic only has him working alone, so he has to do these things himself.

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Shashi is a third-tier city in Chu Province, and also a traditional old industrial city.

Just like its name suggests, this city was named after its mining industry.

Unfortunately, this place produces relatively inexpensive minerals such as gypsum, phosphate, limestone, and quartz; the few coal mines are all small to medium-sized deposits, unable to develop as rapidly as coal mining cities in the north and drive the economy.

Moreover, with the government's constraints and restrictions on mining enterprises in recent years, the mining economy in Sands City has become increasingly sluggish, and the loss of population has become more and more serious.

This city is on the verge of sliding into a fifth-tier city, and has already become a city with a serious aging population; its industry and agriculture are not very developed, and its economic conditions are actually quite average.

This has resulted in pet clinics like Chen Rang's being relatively quiet in terms of business.

Making a living through this line of work is certainly not a problem, but getting rich from it is absolutely a pipe dream.

And this is already the limit that Mr. Chen can do.

In its early days, Chen Rang's pet clinic was actually a farm and livestock product station.

When Chen Rang was in elementary school, his family's business consisted of selling chicks, ducklings, veterinary medicine, and feed. Back then, Chen's father would often travel to surrounding towns to treat pigs, cattle, and sheep, and perform castration surgeries on them.

However, with urbanization, fewer and fewer people in rural areas are raising cattle, and pig farming is gradually becoming more centralized and industrialized, making it increasingly difficult for individual businesses to survive.

So Mr. Chen made a quick and decisive shift, starting a pet business, which was still quite rare at the time. With his experience of treating animals for half his life, he finally managed to build up his pet clinic and successfully transfer the family business to Chen Rang.

Chen Rang was no ordinary man either.

He had been raising various animals since he was a child, helping his father and even going out with him to castrate pigs. He even learned how to remove testicles and ovaries when he was in junior high school, and would occasionally sneak some ducklings to school to sell to his classmates.

It was this experience that led him to unconsciously choose veterinary medicine at Chu Province Agricultural University; and it was this audacity that made him a thorn in Li Shiwei's side, as she would report him to the teacher every time he secretly made money...

Chen Rang's campus entrepreneurship ventures repeatedly failed halfway through, and it's a story full of tears.

"In a way, it's all thanks to that woman. If she hadn't stopped me from doing business, I might have given up my studies and gone out to work, and I wouldn't have had the ability to come back and inherit the family business."

Chen Rang gave a self-deprecating laugh.

He finally finished the trivial matters at the clinic and had time to rest.

He checked the flight case and found that the four wretched creatures hadn't peed yet! He was getting impatient, but these guys just wouldn't give him any face.

Chen Rang was somewhat displeased.

Having confirmed that there were no signs of deterioration in these cats yet, Chen Rang, feeling bored, took out a box of rabies test strips and decided to test all the cats.

In general, cats in places like cat cafes are guaranteed to receive rabies and feline triple vaccines.

But how should I put it?

That cat cafe is utterly unethical; no one can guarantee their bottom line.

What if they don't get it?

What if I really did get rabies?

Or even if you're not infected, what if you come into contact with the rabies virus?

Right?

Chen assured himself that he had been vaccinated against rabies and was not afraid that cats or dogs might have rabies, but he also had to consider the needs of the patients who came for treatment.

Since saving these six cats would already cost him a lot of money, there was no need to worry about spending a few more dollars at this point. Besides, a rabies test strip costs 1.8 yuan, which is negligible compared to the testing equipment he had used before.

But what it represents is a sense of responsibility.

Chen Rang thought with a touch of pride.

But just as he was about to give each cat a test strip, he saw DouDou, who looked completely innocent in the last carrier, and suddenly slapped his forehead.

He suddenly realized that he had only checked this room and almost overlooked a cat.

There were six carriers in front of him, and he had brought back six cats—the number was correct. But he didn't immediately realize that one of them contained DouDou, which meant there was another cat he had kept in the isolation room!

The female silver shaded cat has a mild possibility of feline panleukopenia, but further observation or pathological testing is needed for a definitive diagnosis. The other cat was quietly staying in the next room without making a sound, so much so that everyone had forgotten about it.

Chen Rang quickly went to the isolation room.

In front of the carrier in the dimly lit room, the female silver shaded cat had finished all her cat food and drunk all the water in her dish.

Chen Rang nodded in satisfaction, but regretfully discovered that it was just as uncooperative as the other four cats, and stubbornly refused to urinate.

In other words, it was a wasted trip.

Taking advantage of the free time, Chen Rang unscrewed the mother silver shaded cat out of its carrier and carefully examined its injuries, as well as any abnormalities in its eyes, nose, teeth, genitals, and other areas.

The result was alright; there were no particularly serious symptoms.

Although its injuries were quite severe, its condition was relatively stable.

For cats, relieving their stress and preventing anxiety is more important than immediately rushing into treatment.

Chen Rang smiled and, seeing that the female silver tabby was struggling slightly, placed it on the counter, gently stroking its head and back, and patting its bottom, trying his best to soothe it.

And this guy, as expected of a cat in a cat cafe, quickly calmed down again, and his muscles visibly relaxed.

Chen Rang tried to touch its soft belly, and the creature didn't struggle or resist. It simply stared intently at Chen Rang's face with its slightly tired big eyes, then changed its position slightly, from lying flat to lying on its side, making it easier for Chen Rang to touch it.

I must say, this is a very well-behaved little guy.

And a cat's belly feels so comfortable to touch. Unlike the back with its spine, or the skull with its hard bones, this area feels incredibly soft and squishy.

Then, by gently lifting the cat's chin, watching it squint its eyes contentedly and tilt its head back, Chen Rang said that this is the true joy of owning a cat.

Compared to it, DouDou looks terrible!

Chen Rang laughed maliciously.

But just as he was enjoying touching it, his fingertips brushed against the inside of the mother silver gradient's hind legs and suddenly touched something slightly hard.

The object felt about the size of a walnut to the touch, with a slightly rounded shape. Before Chen Rang could even linger to confirm it with his finger, the mother silver gradient suddenly seemed startled, flipping over and trying to get up.

"Wait a moment!"

Chen Rang exclaimed in surprise as a conditioned reflex.

He swiftly grabbed the mother silver tabby by the scruff of her neck, lifting her slightly to stop her from struggling.

With its neck gripped, the uneasy female silver tabby became slightly more subdued. Although it still gently twisted its body trying to break free, it didn't suddenly attack like before, which relieved Chen Rang a little.

With a solemn expression, he gently placed his hand on the mother's silvery, tapering belly once more.