Starting with taking in female college students

"You mean, my cat is... in heat?"

The girl, dressed casually, stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Because Chen Rang was male, she felt a little embarrassed when she said those two words. She looked at Chen Rang and then at her own pet cat interacting with another blue cat in the next room, and was at a loss for what to do.

Could it be that she's already driven mad by lust and has taken a liking to that cat?

"Don't overthink it, that blue cat... is a male cat too."

Chen Rang suppressed a laugh and said, "Your cat looks like it's about to fight, but it's not actually courting; it's intimidating its rivals. It's like fighting for territory, you know? Male cats in heat become agitated when they smell other male cats' pheromones."

"..."

The girl was even more speechless.

Because this is less romantic than courtship; at least that sounds more romantic. Besides, her usually quiet and gentle child has become unusually aggressive these past few days, making her hesitant to hold her.

She looked to Chen Rang for help.

"So what should we do now? We can't just find it a female cat, can we? Besides, I can't keep that many! Oh wait, the one that's pregnant is the female cat."

The girl was a little silly.

"Generally speaking, if both sides know each other, the mother cat's side will usually give you one or two kittens after they've given birth. Of course, this depends on mutual agreement; the other side might simply not want their cat to be mistreated. Haha... Also, it's important to note that cats don't just go into heat once or twice. They typically have two to three heat cycles per year, and indoor cats often go into heat frequently throughout the year. So I suggest you get your cat spayed or neutered, otherwise you won't be able to keep up with all the kittens."

Chen interrupted the girl's monologue.

He wasn't saying that to earn the spaying/neutering fee; it's just that male cats naturally have this characteristic. Female cats, at least, can stay still for a few months when they're in heat and pregnant, but male cats… well, they're scumbags, womanizers!

"Sterilization..."

The girl hesitated for a moment, after all, thinking about it made her feel a little cruel.

Chen Rang did not urge him.

After a while, she was getting really annoyed by her cat's horrifying howls, so she cautiously said, "How about we don't spay it yet? Could you help me deal with this heat cycle? I saw in a short video that someone wiped it with a cotton swab, isn't that similar to... you know... hand...?"

The girl made a rubbing motion with her right hand, and said she was embarrassed, giving a dry laugh.

The main reason was that Chen Rang was too young, which made her embarrassed to bring up the topic.

"You can't use cotton swab stimulation on male cats; that's a temporary relief method only for female cats. If you really don't want to have it surgically removed, I recommend using Feliwei spray, which can suppress pheromones. Spray it in its usual living area; it can effectively reduce its estrus behavior. Combined with the high energy expenditure, it can relieve more than half of the estrus symptoms. However, this stuff needs to be used continuously; it's only a temporary solution."

Chen Rang, adhering to his professional ethics as a doctor, did not entertain any fantasies.

He paused halfway through his sentence, then said seriously, "You may not like to hear this, but I still have to tell you earnestly; if you don't plan to have a large number of cats at home, it's best to have them spayed or neutered as soon as possible. The earlier this surgery is done, the better it is for the cat's health, and the longer it will live. If it's spayed or neutered too late, it's very likely to get sick and develop the habit of urinating everywhere. Even if the illness can be cured by then, the bad habit will be difficult to correct."

"I'll go back and think about it."

The girl was still hesitant.

After all... she felt that kind of thing was a bit cruel.

So Chen ordered her a bottle of Feliwei spray and asked if she wanted the domestic or imported one; the last one was an imported one with only 20 milliliters, and he charged her 100 yuan.

This one bottle should be enough to handle this estrus cycle.

However, if this blue cat were to be spayed or neutered, judging from its size and obesity as observed by Chen Rang, the surgery wouldn't be particularly complicated, taking only a short time and costing more than 300 yuan.

Even from a cost perspective alone, surgery is more economical.

As a cat owner, you often need to be decisive; otherwise, both the cat and the owner will suffer, which is not worth it at all.

After helping the girl put the struggling big blue cat into the cat carrier, Chen Rang took the girl out of the clinic.

He turned to look at the cat cafe, where the two men were loading trash onto a tricycle. Seeing Chen Rang looking over, they nodded to show they were working diligently.

Chen went over to help out. When the two drove away in their tricycle, he stood guard at the shop entrance for a while, and used a broom to gather the small scraps they had scattered on the ground into a pile, then scooped them into a large trash can not far away across the street.

On the second trip, the two of them piled up all the remaining items together, stacking them very high, and then tied them tightly with rope.

Seeing that they were planning to finish everything in one go, Chen Rang didn't hesitate and paid them directly. He could clean up the remaining wood chips and scraps of cloth that had fallen off during the transport himself.

The two men thanked them profusely and left in a hurry.

After sweeping up the trash, Chen Rang looked up and realized that the day had passed by without him noticing.

The days are uneventful, seemingly identical every single one. Even the requests from customers are almost identical each day. The dream I had during my school days of encountering incredible and incomprehensible illnesses every day has yet to materialize.

The only major surgery Chen Rang has performed so far was shortly after he returned home, when he diagnosed his father's dog with a hernia.

The dog had a bulge on the inside of its hind leg, which was diagnosed as a clear case of incarceration. This complication caused the dog severe pain, vomiting, and prolonged constipation, leading to its visit to the clinic.

That was the first surgery Chen Rang performed at his own clinic, a standard surgical procedure. He pushed the hernia balloon back into the abdominal cavity and then sutured the weak area, easily resolving the problem in less than an hour.

Then came seven or eight sterilization surgeries.

Neutering male cats and dogs is simple; all procedures and wounds are visible to the naked eye right under the eyelids, and the removal is not difficult at all.

Spaying female cats and dogs is slightly more difficult. This is because a small incision needs to be made in the side of the abdomen to access the fallopian tubes and ovaries, essentially a blind procedure. Therefore, experience and familiarity with the location of internal organs and the internal environment of the affected organism become even more crucial.

But for Chen Rang, he had witnessed hundreds of similar surgeries since he was a child. At first, he watched how pigs were castrated and even helped; later, he watched countless cats and dogs, and knew how to do it with his eyes closed.

Therefore, even in school, Chen Rang always performed the best in learning and practicing similar skills, and was praised by his teachers many times and asked to go on stage to demonstrate for everyone.

What do you call this? This is what you call a family tradition!

"Meow~"

Just as Chen Rang was leisurely enjoying his idle life, a harsh and piercing meow suddenly came from the cat shelter.

The voice sounded unfamiliar.

Chen Rang got up and went over to take a look. It was the Ragdoll cat that had developed a serious digestive disease because it only ate snacks and not cat food. It was running around everywhere in the cattery. It was climbing up and down and meowing incessantly, appearing very anxious and agitated.

In this situation, there's no need for examination; it's obvious at a glance that it's addiction.

The previous IV drip had suppressed its discomfort and pain, and now that it felt slightly better, its craving was kicking in. Unfortunately, there wasn't a single kibble of cat food or any tasty treats in the cat house, which made it very unhappy.

"You stay put!"

Chen Rang glared at it irritably, determined not to soften his stance at this moment.

This cat is practically dying from eating too many snacks, and it still hasn't learned its lesson! It's lucky it was brought in in time and didn't actually develop diabetes, otherwise, considering the cost of treatment, this cat would definitely be dead!

Just like humans, cats' diabetes is essentially irreversible. Once contracted, they will need to undergo continuous treatment and medication, and even slight mishaps can trigger other complications.

With treatment costs reaching at least five figures annually, almost no one would be willing to continue investing in it. Even those who run pet clinics will generally advise pet owners to give up on their pets' treatment.

Cats and dogs in this situation are abandoned and left to die in despair; this is almost their only fate.

So this guy is already lucky to have escaped with his life, why is he still making a fuss here?

At this moment, Chen Rang's heart was as hard as iron, and he had no intention of compromising in the slightest.

Let this guy bark all he wants, let him cause as much trouble as he wants. As long as he doesn't damage the IV line in his leg or cause bleeding, he can do whatever he wants inside. Given his current stamina, he'll be lucky to howl for ten minutes!

Just glancing at the other cats in the cat houses, and seeing how the little guys were all quite uneasy from the noise, Chen Rang rubbed his hair again.

bother!