Chapter 88 A Bad Dream
Chapter 88 A Bad Dream
As veterinarians, answering customer inquiries and providing explanations is also part of their job.
Therefore, Chen Rang did not refuse to answer. Instead, he took a small flashlight and carefully examined the blue and white cat's healing condition before giving Zhou Meijuan a clear answer after a while.
"The stitches can be removed tomorrow or the day after, and then you can take it home. You can consider removing the stitches when you want to take it away, so it will think you rescued it from my hands, and it will treat you better in the future."
As he spoke, Chen Rang opened the cat house door, took out the blue and white cat, and put it in Zhou Meijuan's arms.
"Oh, is that a saying?"
Zhou Meijuan responded with a beaming smile.
She was in a very good mood right now, mainly because she hadn't petted her beloved cat for many days. With the blue and white cat away these past few days, she felt something was missing when she came home from get off work each day; the emptiness made her feel very uncomfortable.
As for Chen Rang's statement, Zhou Meijuan understood. After all, veterinarians often say this when neutering male cats, all to trick the cat into seeing its owner as a benefactor, rather than harboring resentment.
Therefore, Zhou Meijuan had no objection to Chen Rang's request.
She could now clearly see the difference between her baby's eyes and those before. And its temperament had also calmed down; it was no longer as irritable as before. This was undoubtedly excellent news, allowing her to completely trust Chen Rang.
Worried that tomorrow would be busy, Chen gave some instructions in advance about things to pay attention to after the stitches were removed, such as not getting the cat wet, not bathing it, and giving it some extra nutrition.
Also, in the days following the stitches being removed, the blue and white cat may experience some slight discomfort. It might scratch the wound or become slightly agitated due to the discomfort.
In this situation, don't remove the Elizabethan collar too early. Let it wear it for a couple more days until the stitches have completely healed before taking it off.
"I'll remember that, I definitely won't pick it."
Zhou Meijuan nodded repeatedly.
She played with the blue and white cat for a while at the clinic, and although the cat barely acknowledged her, she was still very happy. She even planned to take the cat home that day, and despite Chen Rang's attempts to persuade her, she didn't give up the idea.
Chen Rang had no choice, and since the cat was indeed almost ready to be discharged from the hospital, he agreed to Zhou Meijuan's request.
Zhou Meijuan paid and hurriedly left with the blue and white cat. Before leaving, she felt grateful to Dr. Chen Rang, as she had bought a lot of cat toys and litter from the store, which meant that Dr. Chen Rang had earned some extra money.
Chen Rang quite liked this kind of customer.
Easy to talk to, generous with money, willing to follow medical advice, and won't make decisions on their own; they are genuine cat lovers.
These kinds of people are usually obsessed with cats and won't cause any trouble, much better than those customers who claim to love cats but are actually more interested in taking advantage of others. If Chen Rang encountered customers like these every day, he felt he could live at least twenty more years.
"But with you bunch of bastards bothering me, my lifespan will definitely be cut in half!"
As Chen Rang went back to sleep, he glared at the little rascals following him. He had tried to lock them in the cat house, but they had resisted fiercely. He had just told them to stay on the first floor, but they all followed him upstairs.
"Awoo~"
DouDou yawned nonchalantly, squatted down, and scratched its neck, completely ignoring Chen Rang's attitude. It didn't care what its human was saying; getting rid of it was a pipe dream.
Moreover, DouDou had something on its mind. It hadn't forgotten the strong scent of its human when its human came back. Among the mixed cat smells, it detected the scents of several familiar old friends, which made it very uneasy.
There are many things that DouDou doesn't know how to describe, but the time Chen Rang stood outside and didn't come in, it did feel a sense of unease.
So, in order to protect its human, it refused to leave this time no matter what.
Chen Rang, of course, was unaware of all this.
He was already used to DouDou's willfulness, and also used to the other cats misbehaving under DouDou's lead. So after a few words of advice and a few casual threats, he naturally gave up on giving DouDou orders.
He opened the second-floor door, and several cats scurried in between his legs, but he ignored them. He pretended not to see them, no matter how they wandered around or where they went.
He lay lazily on the sofa, hugged the little plush toy as a pillow, and began to close his eyes and pretend to sleep.
The little rag doll lay motionless in Chen Rang's arms, obedient and warm. Even in summer, the nights could still be a bit chilly. But with the little rag doll there, Chen Rang not only didn't feel cold, but also slept very comfortably.
If it weren't for the rascal DouDou, Little Mankikang, and Big Blue Cat darting around on his thighs and under his knees, and occasionally stepping on his feet, Chen Rang could have slept soundly on the sofa.
Now, he can only let go of the little rag doll, bend down, grab DouDou, lift it high, and then throw it far away.
The little rascal had excellent balance; even after being thrown more than a meter high and two meters away, it still flipped in mid-air and landed steadily without any bounce on its limbs. It even treated this as a thrilling game, excitedly rushing over again.
Chen Rang was too lazy to pay attention to it.
After taking another shower and ensuring proper hygiene and disinfection, Chen Rang comfortably crawled into bed.
Being snuggled up in bed with the air conditioning on is undoubtedly a wonderful thing. The only problem is that a few little rascals keep pawing at the door and making noise, forcing him to open the door a crack to let them in and out, which causes a lot of the cold air to escape.
Chen Rang didn't sleep very well that night.
It wasn't that the cats were keeping him awake; in fact, they were quite well-behaved at night. Apart from constantly pressing down on the blankets, making it difficult for him to turn over, they didn't do anything to disturb Chen Rang's rest that night.
Chen Rang's problem is that he always thinks about the cat house in the backyard in his dreams, and the more than one hundred big and small cats of all kinds that are densely packed inside.
In his dreams, the cats' pitiful eyes and their weak aura always tugged at his heartstrings. He always had the unsettling feeling that something terrible might happen to these cats at any moment, and a huge shadow of death seemed to constantly loom over the cat shelter.
"Holy crap! Are you crazy?! Who is this person, bullying even a cat?"
Chen Rang exclaimed and sat up, quickly regaining his senses.
He opened his eyes and found himself still in his own bedroom, nothing had happened. It was only his voice that startled the cats all around the bed; they all looked up at him with puzzled expressions.
"What are you looking at!"
Chen Rang glared at them, annoyed.
He picked up his phone to check the time and was surprised to find it was only a little past five in the morning. He usually slept until seven in the morning, so this was the first time he had woken up this early in recent times.
Even after waking up, some scenes from his dream still lingered in his mind.
This gave him a strange sense of unease.
He initially thought that the cats had nothing to do with him, and that if something happened to them, it was just their bad luck; but then he thought that Ni Youlin had taken over the cats, and if any problems arose, he would have to help treat them, so he couldn't just ignore them.
Chen Rang used this reason to convince himself, rolled out of bed, and prepared to go out.
Even though he was anxious, he still went downstairs to check on the Border Collie's condition, and also went inside to do a pregnancy check-up for the female Silver Shaded cat. He also bought some nutritious cat food and clean water before going out to find a shared electric scooter and slowly setting off.
"I guess I really need to buy a car! I don't need a luxury car, saving up some money for a cheap one for daily commuting is no problem. Hmm... I'll go to the dealership when I have time to look around, but I'll pass on Japanese cars and Hyundais, I don't feel they're very safe."
Riding his electric scooter around early in the morning, the morning breeze blowing against his face was actually quite pleasant. As he rode, Chen Rang's thoughts wandered, and he quickly found something else to do.
He didn't feel it was a waste of time, after all, he had called ride-hailing services quite a few times in the past few days. Not only that, he had also hitched rides in Li Shiwei's car and police cars quite a few times, which was slightly embarrassing for a man.
In addition, with his current income, maintaining a car is not unaffordable for him, and he is able to include it in his plans.
As Chen Rang pondered this, he slowly made his way to the entrance of the hidden cattery in the suburbs.
Peeking through the cracks in the courtyard wall, he didn't see anything unusual. In fact, the cats in the usually quiet cat house started meowing incessantly after sensing Chen Rang's presence, as if welcoming him.
These guys weren't this enthusiastic yesterday.
Chen Rang was somewhat puzzled.
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