Chapter 300: The Unbearable Weight of Life

pain.

My whole body was in pain like a fire, and all my internal organs were burned.

Especially in the lungs, every breath is like inhaling a large amount of hot smoke; every cough, sparks will be ejected from the trachea.

The eyelids seemed to be swollen, as if they were falling lead. It was difficult for Richard to open his eyes. He could only half-close his eyes and observe the world through a narrow gap.

The sound heard by the ear has a buzzing echo, sometimes it seems to come from the distant sky, it is too vague to hear clearly, and the next moment it seems to be roaring in its ear, piercing the mind like a steel needle.

This painful feeling is familiar, it has experienced it once before, and this time its senses are more acute, even more painful than that time.

Its consciousness became very vague, as if it had returned to the laboratory again in a trance.

"Irene, please calm down and listen to me, it's aspergillosis, you know how terrible this disease is."

"My God! Are we going to lose it?"

"No, we're not going to lose it, at least not yet."

"What should we do?"

"We have a treatment for aspergillosis, but it's designed for large birds of prey like eagles, so we'll have to search it out until we find the right dose. Listen Erin, I'll do my best and then we'll be together Pray to God not to take it away!"

...

"Irene, I'm sorry, the medication didn't work as it should."

"no no!"

"please calm,

Erin! We have not yet reached the moment of despair. As your friend and veterinarian, I suggest a chest surgery to scrape the mold out of his chest cavity. "

"Thoracotomy? Are you kidding me! It's a one-pound bird!"

"Listen Erin, this is our last resort, you don't want to lose it, do you?"

"...Yes, you are right. Are you going to perform the operation? My friend."

"No, I'll contact the best veterinarians in the country for you. They are all experts in microsurgery. They will fix it, I promise!"

...

"Irene, I have good news for you—the operation was very successful!"

"Great! I've been waiting for your call...I..."

"Are you crying, Erin?"

"No, I'm...not crying. They cleaned up the damn mold, didn't they? It's going to be fine, right? Please tell me!"

"Yes, Erin, their surgery was a great success and it will come back to you soon - there may be some after effects, but it will be fine."

"Thank goodness!"

...

"dctr..." Richard murmured.

"Richard, are you awake?"

A hand gently caressed its back, warm and strong, with the alkaline taste of sterile soft soap.

dizzy.

It struggled to open its heavy eyelids, carefully identifying the person in front of it.

Its vision was a little blurry at first, and it really thought it was her from memory who had appeared—unfortunately, although the temperament was very similar, it was not. Sun Xiaomeng has the same short hair as her, and a younger face, which belongs to the oriental face, and the flashing concern in his eyes is exactly the same.

Its eyes rolled, not as flexible as before, but it could still recognize the surrounding furnishings—not a laboratory, but a very ordinary living room, located on the second floor of an ordinary pet store.

Richard didn't know how long he had been in a coma, and it was already dark outside the window. The construction noise downstairs has disappeared. It is probably late, and the workers are worried about disturbing the residents. Today's work is over.

"dctr..." It struggled to stand up, a little staggering.

Sun Xiaomeng held it up and let it rest most of its weight on her hand. Only then did she realize how light it was, less than half the weight of a human brain. It is a miracle of nature that such a delicate body can be born with wisdom comparable to that of human beings.

And now, the wonders are fading, as if nature were trying to fix a lapse in the evolutionary chain.

"Stay still, Richard, and get some medicine."

Sun Xiaomeng held two capsules and stretched them to its beak.

"What is this?" it asked.

"You really want to know? Well, I poured out the original medicine in the cold capsule and stuffed it into the medicine I made, which includes nystatin, ciprofloxacin, and multivitamins. It will get better."

The fatality rate of acute mycosis is very high, because there is only a short time from the onset of symptoms to death. If it happens at night, the owner may not even notice it in time—even if he notices it by accident, it will be too late to send to the doctor. This is the terrible thing about acute mycosis. place.

Richard was unlucky and lucky at the same time. It happened that Wang Qian and Li Kun were there when he got sick, so he called Zhang Zian immediately and bought precious time. From then on, whether it was Wang Gan and Li Kun's repeated errands, Sun Xiaomeng's quick decision, or Jin Er's speeding car, they were all in a race against death, and it was uncertain who would win.

Richard stared at the two capsules for a few seconds before opening his beak and swallowing them.

"Don't bite, swallow it whole." Sun Xiaomeng reminded.

Richard did so, swallowing the two capsules.

"Great." She breathed a sigh of relief. It was a great help that Richard was so understanding, and she was worried that he would refuse to swallow the capsule out of bird instinct.

Sun Xiaomeng borrowed Zhang Zian's chopping board and rolling pin to grind these pills into powder, and then filled them into cold capsules for Richard to take. If you follow the conventional method of mixing the medicine with food, the effect will be too slow, and I'm afraid it will be too late.

"Come on, let's drink some water." She fetched a porcelain wine glass - this was used by Zhang Zian's father when drinking, and a glass can hold half a glass of wine.

At this time, the wine glass contained not wine, but a clear liquid with a slight tinge of blue.

"This is a concentrated solution of copper sulfate, which is poisonous, but it can cure your disease. This is called 'fighting poison with poison' in China."

Sun Xiao dreamed that Richard was staring at the liquid in a daze, thinking that it was afraid to drink, so he explained to it.

"dctr, I'll drink it, but these won't save me."

Richard said calmly, lowered his head and sipped the copper sulfate solution into his mouth.

It understands that the nightmare of the past has not been completely eradicated, and has quietly recovered. Last time, these medicines failed to save it, so they had to go thousands of miles away for microsurgery, and this time it also could not save it. It doesn't think microsurgery is conditioned in this humble pet shop.

To its surprise, Sun Xiaomeng also nodded in agreement with it.

"You're right, these alone really can't save you."

Still, her face was filled with unwavering confidence. Even those veterinarians with golden signs on the other side of the ocean do not have such confidence as hers in the face of aspergillosis. Richard couldn't help being stunned, even infected by her strong confidence.

She smiled and held out an arm, beckoning it to stand up.

"Come on, let's go for a walk together."

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