Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland-Chapter 84 - 82: The Animal Clinic Opens!

The sick cattle were all brought back to the ranch.

The one with gastrointestinal disease was easy to handle. You just put the medicine into a large syringe, then one person holds the cow’s neck to make it raise its head, while another person injects the medicine into the cow’s mouth with the syringe.

The anti-parasite medicine is administered in the same way.

Other feverish cattle require infusion.

Netizens watched the scene of handling sick cattle at the ranch with growing curiosity.

[Do you actually infuse cows? How do you infuse them, where do you inject?]

[Is it through the four legs?]

[That’s quite interesting!]

Jiang Feng instructed Hadan and Bugude to bring over the fences, connecting them together to create a few simple compartments.

Then, they signed the four sick cows into the compartments.

Among them, there was a mother cow that was the most severely ill, with a calf by her side, inseparable from its mother. Jiang Feng allowed the calf to follow along.

Then, Niu Erhu prepared the infusion drugs.

Niu Erhu also knows some techniques for treating cattle, and the ranch stocks medicine for treating animals.

At this time, Jiang Feng was considering that the ranch needs to hire a dedicated veterinarian.

Back at home, there was a skilled veterinarian in the village who had a good relationship with Jiang Feng’s father and often came over for drinks, so their cattle and sheep had no problems.

Now at Maodeng Ranch, the number of cattle and sheep has increased; relying solely on him might not be sufficient to take care of them.

Veterinarians have a lot of work, including quarantine, deworming, and disease prevention.

Currently, everything is done following old routines, lacking standardization and systematization.

Soon, Niu Erhu walked over carrying the medical kit.

"Manager, we still have the medicine; it was brought in about two months ago. There are several types here."

"Dr. Liu He said he’s still treating animals at the eastern ranch and will be here around four in the afternoon."

"Why don’t we wait for him to infuse them?"

Hadan and Bugude were watching nearby.

Upon closely inspecting the four cows in front of them, it was evident that all four were sick, their spirits clearly drooping.

Cattle illnesses are a significant issue.

There is a saying among herders: "Three days of diarrhea, three months of grass gone to waste," meaning if the cow has diarrhea for three days without stopping, three months’ worth of grass would have been eaten in vain.

Jiang Feng then said: "No need, I can administer the injection myself."

Jiang Feng went to the medical kit, picking out several infusion bags, then prepared the syringe.

The live-stream viewers were very surprised.

[Wow! The manager is personally treating the cattle?]

[He looks confident, so reassuring!]

[Such a ranch manager is rare, impressive!]

[Honestly, treating cattle is really a skill; some people have raised cattle for decades, can tell when they’re sick, but can’t treat them and still have to hire a vet.]

[How should I put it, most farmers have relatively weak learning abilities and don’t initiative learn; if they see, they learn a bit, gradually they surely will!]

[Yeah, it’s because they’re unwilling to think.]

Netizens increasingly felt that Jiang Feng was amazing, extremely amazing.

Now Jiang Feng is very famous in Mongolia.

His account has over 1.2 million followers; though he’s just a micro-celebrity, incomparable to those with millions of followers, in this professional field, he’s basically widely known.

Now many herders are engaged in self-media, mostly to sell beef jerky and beef and lamb, thus getting involved with the internet.

Therefore, Jiang Feng is known by many herders, and some click to watch when they’re free.

Seeing him personally treating cattle now, everyone has more admiration for him.

Such talent can start from scratch and make big money through cattle raising!

Jiang Feng looked at the first black Ujumqin cow.

He spoke unhurriedly: "The cow’s bodily fluids account for more than 60% of its body weight; these fluids are mainly water and electrolytes. If more than 10% of these fluids are lost, its metabolism becomes disrupted."

"If more than 20% is lost, it’s highly likely to die."

"The problem with this cow is excessive diarrhea, physical exhaustion, and potassium deficiency, almost unable to stand."

"This one’s relatively simple; just supplement physiological saline, then a small bag of isotonic glucose sodium chloride solution."

Jiang Feng picked out a bag and a small bottle.

He connected the bag with the infusion tube, then grabbed the needle, preparing to infuse the black cow.

At this moment, the black cow had its head fixed with a short rope in front of it, its muzzle covered with a muzzle, and the fences on both sides of its body were quite close, ensuring it didn’t move around.

Jiang Feng moved to its side, gently stroking the cow’s head and neck.

The black cow looked at Jiang Feng, its gaze appearing gentle and kind.

Netizens watched attentively.

Niu Erhu and the others were also intensely observing from the side.

Jiang Feng appeared to be stroking the cow’s neck but was actually searching for the auricular vein behind its ear.

There are many methods to find the auricular vein, such as shaving the hair clean in that area or holding its ear base to block the blood flow, making the vein visible.

Jiang Feng approached the black cow with the needle.

At this moment the netizens scarcely dared to breathe heavily.

Everyone clenched their fists in tension.

The black cow’s body was immense, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

If this guy were to be angered, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Though cows are generally mild-mannered, many people think of them as being aggressive, and that terrifying force is something ordinary people can’t possibly withstand.

Jiang Feng found the cow’s ear vein, gently stroking the cow’s head with one hand while disinfecting the injection site with iodine.

Then, the online viewers saw Jiang Feng bring the needle close to the cow’s skin.

Immediately, Jiang Feng seized the right moment, pinched the skin with his index finger and thumb, and gently inserted the needle into the cow’s ear vein at a 30-degree angle.

Viewers displayed a hint of panic in their expressions.

The black cow seemed to sense something moving behind its ear, tilting its head to try to look but could only make a head-tilt motion due to being secured.

Jiang Feng quickly stretched out his hand to stroke its head and nose, soothing it.

At the same time, Jiang Feng secured the needle with tape onto the cow’s fur.

The black cow then instantly returned to normal, looking ahead expressionlessly.

Jiang Feng hung up the saline drip.

Viewers saw a cow standing there getting a drip, with the fluid continuously flowing into its body through the vein behind its ear, making for an interesting sight.

[Your needlework is really professional, have you ever considered becoming a male nurse at our hospital?]

[That scared me to death, I was so afraid that big black cow would jump up!]

[Me too, it had me on edge!]

[It’s rather interesting to watch cows getting drips!]

[Give a few more cows drips, I want to keep watching!]

The crowd bubbled with lively discussion.

Jiang Feng moved to the second Ujumqin cow.

The situation of the second cow was similar.

The main purpose of the infusion was to replenish bodily electrolytes. Accompanied by diarrhea, vomiting, etc., the body’s functions would significantly decline, and infusion could effectively solve this problem, facilitating faster recovery.

Jiang Feng performed the procedure again, setting up an IV for the second cow.

Watching him personally treating the ranch’s cattle, viewers could only think of one phrase:

Awesome!

A viewer exclaimed:

[All the cows on this ranch must be females, just awesome!]

Jiang Feng wasn’t looking at the bulletin, he was wholeheartedly focusing on treating these four cows.

The first three cows had minor issues, possibly catching a chill, hence the slight diarrhea and fever. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

But the fourth cow was severely ill.

This cow had a little calf following it, perhaps enduring for the sake of her child, the mother cow was persisting.

"This cow is gravely ill, very weak, and probably has had diarrhea for many days,"

Jiang Feng assessed the cow’s condition, his brow slightly furrowed as he spoke.

The calf stood by its mother, leaning in with a timid demeanor.

The mother cow gazed at Jiang Feng, full of meaning, seeming to understand her impending demise and entrusting her offspring to him.

They knew their body had issues.

Viewers, seeing this scene, showed a hint of compassion in their expressions.

Jiang Feng carefully examined the cow’s illness.

Fever is a symptom of many diseases, so Jiang Feng needed to determine why this cow had a fever.

With a focused expression, he observed for some time.

Just in time, the cow vomited some acid, aiding Jiang Feng in his diagnosis.

"It’s ketosis during pregnancy, accompanied by hypoglycemia, the most common acidosis-type disease in cattle and sheep."

"It also seems to have gastrointestinal issues, with massive dehydration causing blood pressure to drop."

"It needs a 10% glucose and normal saline infusion."

Jiang Feng made his diagnosis.

Then, he went to the medical kit nearby, took out the saline and glucose bottles, and prepared to give the cow a drip.

By this point, the cow was extremely weak, barely able to stand.

Jiang Feng soothed it, getting it to lie down to conserve energy.

The calf watched on with concern from the side, both fearful and caring, pacing around the mother cow and calling out incessantly.

Jiang Feng crouched down, skillfully administering the IV to the cow.

"First, hang up the drip, then observe the subsequent condition."

"There’s no specific medicine for treating cattle and sheep, we can only use these basic treatments."

"As long as the cattle and sheep’s health is stable, recovery is quite possible."

Jiang Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he looked at the somewhat apprehensive little calf.

This little calf had only been active on the pasture for over a week and was still very young.

Jiang Feng gave all the cattle their IVs, then went to the dairy farm to fill a bottle with milk, intending to feed the calf upon returning.

In the yard, the four cows with their drips rested quietly within the narrow enclosure.

This scene rather resembled the opening of a small animal clinic.