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While waiting for Li Shiwei and Ni Youlin, Chen Rang was not idle.

Even without accurate testing tools, and without being able to be 100% certain that these six cats are infected with feline panleukopenia, it is always right to separate and isolate them from the other cats.

The main routes of transmission for feline panleukopenia are direct and indirect contact, airborne transmission, and mother-to-child transmission. Currently, mother-to-child transmission is not a concern, but the saliva, feces, urine, vomit, and nasal and ocular secretions of infected cats that may be carrying the virus must be treated as soon as possible. Furthermore, the entire cattery needs to be thoroughly disinfected; if possible, Chen Rang even hopes to take all the cats away rather than leave them in this unsanitary environment.

With over a hundred cats, twenty or thirty large and small iron cages, and all sorts of cat-related gadgets, moving them around is never an easy task.

Chen Rang couldn't just call a truck or two tricycles and start driving; if the sick cat's feces and urine spilled everywhere along the way, the source of infection could spread to a terrifying extent.

It's important to understand that the vast majority of stray cats are neither vaccinated nor have been vaccinated. Chen Rang would feel terrible if any of them got infected.

Furthermore, if unauthorized trucks or tricycles transport sick cats without disinfection, they could potentially spread the virus during their next trip. With so many families owning cats these days, this could easily lead to unnecessary disasters.

"So you're asking to borrow the police station's pickup truck? What were you thinking? Is that what police cars are for?"

Li Shiwei complained to Chen Rang while driving.

"What can I do? Even if I pay the renter extra for a car wash, who can bet they won't pocket the money? Or they might just find a spot, splash some water on it, and leave the excrement in the originally safe spot?"

Chen Rang felt quite helpless. He couldn't completely trust strangers, nor would he gamble on anyone's moral character.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "At least the people's police serve the people! And this isn't a small matter; the main point is that the cattery owner has been locked up by you. To be honest, it has nothing to do with me. You should figure out how to handle the situation where the cattery has no one in charge."

"..."

Li Shiwei had nothing to say.

Because the whole matter, especially the issue of the cattery, really has nothing to do with Chen Rang. The cattery doesn't belong to him; he did this purely out of goodwill, and he shouldn't be the one to solve the problems that arise.

"Okay! I'll call the station and see if anyone's free, and have them drive over as soon as possible."

Li Shiwei compromised.

On Chen Rang's side, even though he delegated some tasks to Li Shiwei, he couldn't relax.

As the sun slowly rose, he laboriously moved the cat cages one by one to an open area in the yard, so that the cat cages and the cats inside could get some sun to dry and sterilize, and also to keep them away from the infected and unsanitary cattery.

The cat cage with its large metal frame wasn't light, to be honest. Especially since it was so big and its center of gravity was hard to find, it was quite a struggle for one person to lift it. Chen Rang was working so hard that he was drenched in sweat and covered in cat feces, and he had only finished a little over a third of the job.

After catching his breath, he quickly dialed the number of the owner of the medicine and equipment supplier that the clinic was most familiar with.

"Good morning, Boss Zhao. Oh, I don't mean to bother you so early, I know you're not open yet. It's like this, I need thirty boxes of feline five-virus test kits, one hundred and twenty sets of urine analysis test strips, and two hundred square meters of peracetic acid disinfectant spray. Also, please send me thirty doses of veterinary acyclovir, interferon, amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium suspension, dexamethasone, metoclopramide, lactated Ringer's solution, and 5% glucose injection."

Chen Rang spoke fluently and eloquently, without needing to consult any materials.

After all, feline panleukopenia is one of the most common diseases in cats, and its treatment methods are basically well-established. The treatment principles are antiviral therapy, prevention of secondary infections, symptomatic treatment, and supportive care.

Using antiviral injections, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatory, antiemetic, and rehydration solutions simultaneously can address most feline panleukopenia symptoms.

Of course, this is a different story if it is the most acute feline panleukopenia.

Because acute feline panleukopenia has a short and rapid course, it is basically asymptomatic; the disease progresses rapidly and the patient dies immediately within 24 hours of infection, so preparing more drugs is meaningless.

Sometimes, when a veterinarian diagnoses a cat with feline panleukopenia and provides aggressive treatment, if the cat doesn't even survive a day, it's almost certainly acute feline panleukopenia. As a pet owner, even if you witness your beloved pet die, you shouldn't blame the veterinarian too much. Because in this situation, there's nothing anyone can do. Acute feline panleukopenia can lead to secondary bacteremia and endotoxemia, accompanied by small intestinal damage, making treatment virtually impossible in the short term.

However, in Chen Rang's judgment, considering the current state of this substandard cattery and the severity of the cats' symptoms, the possibility of acute feline panleukopenia can be ruled out.

It should be classified as feline panleukopenia, which has a chance of being treated and a relatively high success rate, but the treatment cost is very high.

This type of feline panleukopenia typically lasts about seven days, a much shorter duration compared to the less than 24 hours of acute feline panleukopenia. If the owner responds promptly and seeks veterinary care after the cat develops symptoms, the chances of a cure are not low.

Moreover, the earlier the veterinarian seeks medical attention, the more efficient the diagnosis and treatment will be, and the higher the probability of the cat recovering.

To put it simply, when you find that your cat has symptoms such as high fever, vomiting, and diarrhea with blood or a sticky smell, don't assume that it just has a cold and can get through it on its own with its immune system.

No matter what abnormalities your cat exhibits, seeking veterinary care immediately is always the right thing to do.

After all, cats can't speak and can't describe exactly where they're uncomfortable; at this time, it's better to be wrong and it's just a false alarm than to delay precious treatment time.

Of course, the simplest way to prevent feline panleukopenia is to vaccinate it in advance. Make sure it receives all its vaccinations from a young age, and the virus will naturally prevent it from getting infected.

"Why do you need so much medication for feline panleukopenia?"

Mr. Zhao, the owner of the veterinary drug store on Wusan Road, immediately turned on the record button on his phone when he heard Chen Rang start reciting the menu. As a professional himself, he knew at a glance that a serious feline distemper outbreak had occurred somewhere, affecting no fewer than a hundred cats.

But this made him very curious, because places that can keep more than a hundred cats are usually professional catteries or cat breeding institutions, and ordinary people can't keep that many.

As a small city, Sarawak only has two or three catteries like this, and he knows and is in contact with most of them. But he hadn't heard anything about it, and the call wasn't from the cattery owner, which was very strange.

According to Chen Rang's request and his judgment, at least twenty cats have shown symptoms of feline distemper, which is actually quite alarming.

Is Sarawak about to experience a large-scale outbreak of feline panleukopenia?

Boss Zhao had a bad feeling, but he was also secretly excited about the big business opportunity. He knew that according to Chen Rang's price list, the total cost of these items was far more than a four-figure sum.

And this is only the consumption of one day.

The treatment period for feline panleukopenia is generally five to fourteen days, with the first five to seven days being a period of strict, intensive medication. This means that some unfortunate cattery would have to come up with at least 70,000 to 100,000 yuan upfront.

"I'll deliver the goods to you right away!"

Boss Zhao agreed to Chen Rang's request without hesitation, but after hearing Chen Rang give him the address, he was stunned for a moment.

Because this address wasn't the location of any legitimate catteries he knew—in other words, it was either an unlicensed cattery or a place that specialized in transferring cats for rent. And such places wouldn't spend this much money on just a few cats. So who should pay for this?

Boss Zhao was puzzled, but he didn't ask Chen Rang directly.

Given their supply and demand relationship, they weren't worried about defaulting on this amount of money. Besides, as a veterinary drug supplier, he was in the pet-related industry, and he was heartbroken to learn that so many cats had contracted feline distemper. He didn't want to delay any longer.

The shop owner, Mr. Zhao, quickly woke up all the employees who hadn't yet started work, and asked them to prepare the goods and deliver them as soon as possible.

He was scared too!

If this feline distemper spreads out of control and severely damages the cat breeding market in Sarawak, then his business will be in trouble from now on!

In short, this matter cannot be taken lightly.