Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 79 - : A Strong and Tearful Surgery
Chapter 79: Chapter 79: A Strong and Tearful Surgery
With difficulty, I managed to extract the camera from Jinya’s mouth, but sadly, its shell had been bitten and damaged by her.
The gaping mouth in the photo, with four sharp fangs, was the camera’s last act of defiance.
Worried that another camera would continue to suffer the same fate, Chen Ying thought for a moment and temporarily relocated the Large Spirit Cat family and the adopted Banded Palm Civet little cub to the third floor.
After wrapping the damaged camera in tape, it went back to work injured, continuing to contribute what little heat it had left.
After busying myself, I looked up and noticed that it had started to rain at some point.
The pattering rain continued for most of the day with no sign of stopping; Chen Ying brewed a pot of tea and leisurely sat on the second-floor balcony reading a book.
At his feet, Jinya and Little Jin were snuggled up asleep.
The foraging Giant Albino Panda had also returned, sitting at the edge of the warehouse door, one hand holding bamboo, the other hand scooping shoots, occasionally staring blankly at the curtain of rain, as leisurely as a poetic panda.
The roof extension on the third floor was relatively long, specially built for birdwatching, with several bird stands placed erratically under the eaves and an artificial birdhouse at opposite diagonal corners.
The Long-striped Small Owl had chosen the eastern birdhouse to roost, and at that moment, it was sleeping soundly inside.
Picturesque and serene, tranquil and comfortable.
Chen Ying felt that this kind of life was very good, far from the greatest troubles of life.
But the more you don’t want something to happen, the more likely it is to occur.
Less than ten minutes after closing the book for a brief rest, he received a call from Yin Li.
“Brother Ying, get ready on your end. We have an injured panda that needs to be brought to you first for wound treatment.”
I could hear the restrained anger in Yin Li’s voice, and Chen Ying instantly became alert.
“No problem, how big is the panda, and can you briefly tell me about the injury site and the wound area? I need to prepare the medicine in advance.”
“It’s a panda cub, about one year old, its right front paw has been snapped by a trap and has become infected. We didn’t see the mother panda around; Uncle Zhao and the others are searching the area. I’m coming down to find you now with the cub on my back. Also, we don’t know how long it’s been injured, but it’s already in a semi-comatose state.”
Chen Ying clenched his fists at Yin Li’s words.
(Some of the traps found by the forest patrol officers from the mountains, the picture is just a small part)
Yin Li arrived quickly, soaked to the bone.
His coat, which had some waterproofing, he had wrapped around the panda baby.
The simply woven bamboo carrying basket was also nearly falling apart.
Chen Ying carried the panda baby into the emergency room and told Yin Li to go take a quick shower and change clothes first.
This weather makes it easy to get sick, and since Yin Li was a leading forest patrol officer and quite stubborn, he would surely return to the mountains sick if they needed hands.
Without any fuss, Yin Li poured himself a cup of hot tea to warm up before trustingly heading off to shower.
Chen Ying turned on the video with calm precision and connected with Teacher Luo.
Teacher Luo had also received Yin Li’s call, knowing that a panda cub had been injured and was waiting for Chen’s call.
“I’ve already asked Little Chen and the others to come up to help. We’ll transfer the injured cub down the mountain once the rain stops and its condition stabilizes. Can you manage alone on your end?”
“No problem, the panda cub is already in a semi-conscious state. Upon checking, it seems to be a combination of hunger and injury, and cooling down from being in the cold rain has likely caused its condition.”
The cub’s left forelimb had three-quarters of its paw snapped off by the trap, and it seemed unlikely that it could free itself despite struggling; there were also bite marks on its palm part, likely left by its mother trying to help but to no avail.
Yin Li and the others had already removed the trap and had simply treated the paw wound upon discovery.
Regrettably, the child’s paw was almost certainly beyond saving.
Chen Ying did not have the conditions to perform an amputation here, so he could only deal with the external injuries and the infection first.
At that moment, the Level 100 medical skills he had acquired proved to be extremely useful.
With the aid of the equipment, after determining the extent of the panda’s paw injuries, he employed Traditional Veterinary Medicine orthopedic techniques to reposition the shattered bones as much as possible.
Having completed this step, he had given it his all.
Yin Li joined in to help after finishing up a thorough wash, and upon seeing the condition of the shattered bones on the film, rage flared up in him once again.
“Brother Ying, can you do it?”
Chen Ying carefully examined the films for a while and pinched the bridge of his nose.
“I’ve done as much as I can. Even if surgery was performed on-site for repositioning, I doubt it could be done better than what I have managed. The most important thing is the recovery afterward. A panda is not like a human who can consciously protect its injured paw, so we’ll need to immobilize it with a cast. However, there’s a problem of ulcerated and inflamed wounds on the forelimb’s skin; we can’t apply a cast until those are healed.”
The fur on the forelimb had already been carefully shaved off, where the flesh should have been pinkish, there was not a hint of blood, and several lacerated wounds with necrotic flesh gaped.
Chen Ying had already performed debridement and suturing, and with Yin Li’s help, they used metal bars to create a simple rectangular cage to immobilize the panda’s paw as much as possible to prevent movement from affecting the healing of its bones.
Because they used orthopedic manual repositioning, the whole surgery took less time than expected.
In the meantime, the little cub had woken up, and after being fed with a bottle, the weak little cub fell asleep again.
Even in its sleep, it kept humming as if crying out in pain.
After the surgery, Yin Li stayed with it, caressing its cheeks and arms with his hand.
Possibly understanding that Yin Li was its savior, the little cub opened its mouth and could only fall asleep comfortably with his palm in its mouth.
Chen Ying started a video conference and brought in Teacher Luo together to discuss the cub’s follow-up treatment.
“My suggestion is to keep it here. I am 80% confident I can handle the repositioning of its paw bones, and I am also confident about preventing infection of the external wounds.”
Chen Ying looked at Teacher Luo, and Professor Bai thought it over carefully and nodded.
“The Animal External Trauma Formula you passed on to me has already passed the initial examination by the drug regulation authorities and is currently undergoing phase two clinical trials.”
“Additionally, several other formulas have received approval, and they can be put into production this year. I’ll arrange for someone to send you some medicines first. Tell me what specific drugs and equipment you need; I’ll do my best to provide them.”
“I can’t compete with Professor Bai on that front, but I can handle the manpower. Little Chen has been with me for a good while now, and he’s certainly capable of managing panda infectious diseases and infections. We’ll also need a dedicated nursery worker to take care of the cub’s diet and medication. Little Sen might act a bit impulsively from time to time, but he’s reliable professionally. So, it’ll be those two helping you. Is that alright?”
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“Thank you, Teacher, and thank you, Teacher Luo. I have no problems on my end for now, but if needed, I will actively seek help from both of you.”
Professor Bai gave him more advice, mainly asking him to record the entire treatment process and steps in detail, including the medication scheme and rationale. This was to protect himself as well as accumulate case files for similar animal surgeries in the future.
After the call, Little Sen and Little Chen also arrived.
Each of them came in carrying a large hiking backpack.
Personal items were scarce; the bulk comprised medicines, external injury supplies, and food ingredients needed for the panda cub.
Without a moment to rest after setting down their things, Little Sen immediately took the food ingredients to the Ingredient Room.
After Chen Ying informed him about the food quantities and requirements, Little Sen didn’t rush to start making it but instead opened a professional forum. After finding the necessary data, he began to mix according to Chen Ying’s instructions.
He had, after all, graduated with high marks in the science of food nutrition.
Little Chen voluntarily took over the monitoring duties.
However, since the panda’s physiology differed from humans, they couldn’t monitor it with an ECG, so they had to rely on sight, touch, and experience to assess its condition.
The air in the small building was tense, and Jinya and the rest behaved well by not disturbing the two-legged beasts.
By evening, when the rain had stopped, the Giant Albino Panda quietly climbed onto the platform, peering earnestly through the window at the frail little cub on the sickbed, with eyes tinted red filled with worry.
In the middle of the night, around one o’clock, two roars startled the birds and beasts in the forest into an uproar.
