Starting with taking in female college students

Chapter 47 Daily Life

Chen Rang never expected that this little guy, who was so adored by his cat owner, was actually just a stray cat at first.

But look at its clean fur and chubby face, who would have thought that this guy was once homeless?

It was only because it found a kind and loving owner that it survived. Otherwise, given its condition and its illness, it would probably have lost its life, which is not considered precious by humans, due to the double torment of a terrible living environment and physical pain.

It's easy to imagine how lucky a cat is to have a good owner.

"You're amazing!"

Chen Rang spared no praise for Zhou Meijuan.

Seeing her smiling happily, Chen gave her a thumbs up before turning back to his work.

He gave the British Shorthair blue and white dog a full-body check-up and, after confirming that there were no other problems, prescribed it an oral painkiller and a bottle of sodium hyaluronate eye drops.

Oral medications work by inhibiting the transmission of pain signals through nerves, while eye drops form a protective film on the eyeball, relieving pain and injury caused by friction and pricking. Painkillers can be taken on the spot, while eye drops must be applied every two hours until bedtime.

He then instructed Zhou Meijuan that the cat must fast for eight hours before coming to the clinic for surgery.

If it comes in the morning, do not feed it anything at night; if it comes in the afternoon, fast it from the morning onwards. This is to prevent vomiting after anesthesia, which could lead to choking, so it must be strictly followed to avoid any accidents.

As a doctor, what he fears most are pet owners who don't follow medical advice. If he encounters such a situation, he would rather postpone or not perform the surgery than risk seeking thrills.

"Doctor, is surgery absolutely necessary?"

After listening to Chen Rang's words, and thinking about her precious child who was going to have surgery tomorrow, especially on such a vulnerable spot as the eye, Zhou Meijuan hesitated again before leaving.

"Of course there are other methods, although I strongly advise against doing that."

Chen Rang shrugged.

He told Zhou Meijuan that for entropion, a relaxant could be used as a short-term treatment option.

There is a product that is very famous online and in the medical aesthetics industry called botulinum toxin injection.

This device can block neuromuscular signal transmission, causing the muscles to temporarily relax and relieving the hollowing of the eye socket muscles. To put it simply, severing the eyelid nerve removes its tension, and the eye socket naturally stops hollowing.

However, it should be noted that the effect of this relaxant is very short-lived, generally only lasting three to six months, and the effect will gradually weaken as the frequency of use increases.

However, the price for one use of this thing, plus the initial check-up and post-injection repair medication, totals around six hundred to one thousand yuan.

Based on three times a year, the annual cost is two to three thousand yuan.

As long as the cat intends to continue with this treatment plan, this money will have to keep coming indefinitely.

Furthermore, this treatment option has a very high probability of causing complications such as drooping eyelids, dry eye syndrome, or even corneal ulcers, which can also affect the pet's lifespan. It is an option that only people who are extremely averse to surgery would choose.

"Okay, I got it!"

Zhou Meijuan honestly chose to give up.

Although she loves her cat dearly and is willing to spend the money, she doesn't want to see it suffer. However, she strongly rejects treatments that require injecting her beloved cat's eyes every few months and supplementing with long-term medication.

She is already very satisfied that surgery can cure her now.

So she stopped asking questions, held the cat in her arms, and whispered to it while bidding farewell to Chen Rang and leaving.

Chen Rang then instructed her to let him know before she came tomorrow so he could make preparations in advance.

After that, he cleaned up the cat hair on the workbench.

Before long, the timid cats that had been scared by the grumpy blue and white cat and had been hiding in the next room, daring not to run around, all came back over.

Looking around, the little ragdoll noticed the scary cat was gone and visibly relaxed. It meowed at Chen Rang in a complaining tone, then quickly ran over and rubbed against him, as if seeking comfort.

The big blue cat, who had been so timid just moments before, was now incredibly arrogant. It went to the clinic entrance with its tail held high, baring its mouth wide in a silent intimidation.

"You weren't this fierce when they were here!"

Chen Rang glared at it irritably.

As for the other cats, they were quite cunning. They continued playing and resting, acting as if nothing had happened.

Even DouDou seemed to be making its presence known, inexplicably starting to chase after the little Munchkin cat; the two cats ran back and forth in the clinic like parkour until Chen Rang grabbed them by the scruff of their necks and threw them into the cat house before closing the glass door, and only then did they settle down.

Chen Rang felt more and more that these guys were a huge nuisance.

Unfortunately, the suffering you choose is one you have to bear alone, even with tears in your eyes.

After interacting with the cats for a while, it was almost noon. Chen went to the nearby supermarket's built-in delivery station to pick up the game console power supply, and then said he didn't particularly want to eat out, so he closed the shop door temporarily and went upstairs.

A string of cats followed him, pattering like a long kite, or like a caterpillar from Pokémon.

The feeling was even more pronounced when I looked back halfway up the stairs.

Chen stopped and turned back to scare them, but none of them seemed afraid. They quickly seized the opportunity to overtake him, then ran one by one to the corner of the second floor to show off their power, seemingly mocking him arrogantly.

"Virtue!"

He rolled his eyes.

I opened the door and went inside. I plugged the game console in, and it started charging smoothly.

Chen Rang nodded in satisfaction.

As the only valuable item he salvaged from the cat café, he said the existence of this game console was enough to soothe his fatigue and exhaustion after so many hard days.

Since the cat cafe incident, not only have I accumulated a bunch of expensive items at home, but I've also had to do manual labor for several days, which is exhausting. And because of the cat cafe, I've also encountered a burglary and run into trouble with Ni Youlin, so I haven't had a moment of peace.

Over the past few days, Chen Rang felt he had accomplished a lot, but nothing related to his profession...

I've done a lot of work and am still earning money; but it seems like my attention and energy are being spent on other things. Helping Aunt Xie, taking Ni Youlin home, and dealing with Li Shiwei—it feels like I never get a moment's rest.

For some reason, Chen Rang felt a little tired.

It's not physical fatigue, but rather a general feeling of lacking energy for anything. In other words... it's boredom; nothing seems interesting anymore.

This problem is difficult to solve!

"How about... we close up shop and take a break this afternoon? After all, we've worked so hard for so many days, and all the money has been wasted on these damn cats. The six cats upstairs are already enough to keep us busy, and downstairs there's a pregnant woman and a bunch of sickly cats..."

The thought of not earning much income after half a month made Chen Rang want to give up.

Especially when he saw the game console's charging light flashing, as if it were tempting him, he felt even more itchy.

How wonderful it would be to just lie on the sofa and play games all afternoon!

"Awoo!"

"what!"

Suddenly, DouDou quietly approached Chen Rang's feet and, without any warning, leaped up.

At this moment, Chen Rang was in a disheveled position with his head tilted back and limbs outstretched when Dou Dou suddenly attacked, landing a paw right on his groin. Combined with the cat's heavy weight, Chen Rang screamed in pain, clutching his injured area and arching his back with tense muscles.

The horrifying sound startled the cats, and they all fled in panic.

"hiss……"

Chen Rang's lips twitched as he glared at Dou Dou, who had jumped to the side and was still squatting there with an innocent expression. He wished he could beat it up.

Actually... it wasn't that painful, I was just scared half to death.

Chen Rang took a deep breath.

He stood up, shook his legs a couple of times, and turned to the kitchen to cook, looking annoyed. His idea of ​​giving up had vanished completely.

A simple meal of two dishes and a soup was quickly prepared, and while eating, I texted Li Shiwei and Ni Youlin. I replied to Li Shiwei's message using WeChat and sent a text message to Ni Youlin; the operation was complicated, requiring me to multitask and be careful not to send messages to the wrong person.

It was fortunate that Ni Youlin was slow to reply to messages, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to handle it.

"Tomorrow I'm going to the suburbs to see dogs with Li Shiwei, and Ni Youlin asked if I could pick her up the day after tomorrow... She's a grown woman, it's not like it's her first time going out, why does she need someone to pick her up? Is this girl really clinging to me? Why?"

Chen Rang's mouth was stuffed full, and he muttered to himself as he chewed.

But I have to admit, I felt a little secretly pleased.