4 Fever and infection

Cha-cha, the huge dog with long hair, was finally lying on the operating table of the clinic's office. Carrying it so far had been long and difficult... Considering the weight of the pet, they had had to get down to three just to drag it to the ground.

"Oh, I'm sorry... I should have brought him earlier..." Lami was clearly anxious, her eyes on the pet that was lying, and breathing with difficulty.

"Don't worry, it's never too late. I promise you I'll put Cha-cha on legs." Said Arun with confidence. After all, with the help of his system, he could easily target the cause of the problem.

The vet moved away a bit, leaving Lami sitting next to the canine. Concentrating, he stared at the pet.

Here. The place where the piece of metal had stuck in the dog's paw was red in the head of Arun. So the problem only came from there?

Looking a little further, another place seemed affected, this time more seriously. Cha-cha's head was also bright red, which indicated that his pain also came from there.

This capacity of Arun's system was similar to a kind of thermal vision. The places where the pet hurt were red, and the places where there was nothing to report appeared blue in his mind.

Obviously, he was the only one to see these colors, which faded as soon as he stopped using his system.

"Well, I need to get his temperature. Lami, I'm going to need your help."

The woman got up at once, nodding at the vet's request, who looked very serious.

"You'll have to hold Cha-cha while I'm taking his temperature. Try to reassure him as much as possible." He asked the woman.

"Okay, I'll do my best."

She leaned over the pet, wrapping her arm around him tenderly. Arun could not hear what she whispered in the dog's ear, but the dog seemed quiet for the moment, though suffering.

Taking the temperature of an animal was never a pleasure. Unlike humans, you had to push the thermometer to a place they could not stand... Their anus.

And as small animals were easily controllable as they struggled, a dog as big as Cha-cha could cause significant damage if he moved too much, and might even hurt him or Lami.

That was why he had asked Myako to keep Akana outside the office.

The vet approached the animal's back, gently raising its tail to get to the point he needed.

"Ready, Lami?"

"Ready!"

Arun gently pushed the thermometer into the animal, which jumped slightly, grunting. Nevertheless, Lami held him back, and continued whispering soft words in his ear, which seemed to work.

In a few seconds, the vet was able to remove the device, sighing with relief. All had fortunately gone well.

On the other hand, what was wrong was the temperature displayed by the thermometer.

40.5 ° C. It was way too high. The normal temperature of a dog was between 37.5 ° C and 39.2 ° C. The fever started from 39.7 ° C. And Cha-cha was still above, indicating the severity of his condition.

"He's feverish... his immune system has to be attacked by something." Indicated Arun to Lami, who was still as worried as before.

"Still he did not look sick, and he could not catch cold, since we're in the middle of summer..." The woman answered.

She had trouble understanding how Cha-cha could have fallen ill, while she was still watching over the welfare of her daughter's pet.

Of course, it was also possible to get cold in the summer, for humans as for animals.

But what she did not know was that Cha-cha was not sick.

"It does not come from an illness, Lami, look." The vet gently grabbed one of the dog's paws, and showed it to the woman.

The wound of the other day, which should have closed and healed properly, had become infected. Pus had formed between the hairs, and the dried blood showed that all had not gone as planned.

"The other day, when I removed that piece of metal from the paw of Cha-cha, I was careful to disinfect the wound... I do not know what made it Infected at this point. That's what causes your daughter's pet fever. Microbes have entered the dog's body, and fever is the reaction that indicates that its immune defenses are in action to fight infection." Explained the veterinarian calmly.

"I did not think a simple injury could cause so much harm..."

"You do not remember where Cha-cha and Akana could have gone, and caused that ? A place with water, for example?"

Lami's face seemed to light up as her memories came back to her.

"Yes, the other day Akana and Cha-cha went to play in the park's river next to our house..."

This was the trigger for the infection.

"You should avoid swimming when you have a recent injury, especially in rivers or lakes that are full of bacteria... Because of the water, Cha-cha's wound had to reopen, and microbes contained in the water have infected his wound again... It should have been disinfected again!" Warned the young man, putting his finger forward. This sort of thing seemed unimportant, but could easily get worse. The condition of the poor dog was an example.

"Do not worry, I'll clean everything up." The veterinarian added with a reassuring smile, which gave Lami a sigh of relief.

"Oh, thank you very much Arun, I really do not know what I could have done without your help, again..."

"It's normal, it's my job after all!" He launched with enthusiasm.

Enough talk, he had to finish his job. Seizing a bottle of disinfectant, he imbibed a cotton with the product.

"Lami, hold it again. It may sting a little, Cha-cha, but you must stay calm..."

Catching the dog's paw with one hand, he applied the cotton on the wound with the other. The pet wiggled a bit, but fortunately he seemed to understand that it was for his good.

Rubbing a few moments to remove the pus from the wound, Arun then hastened to bandage around the paw of the canine. At least with that, no more risk that the wound will get infected again!

In a few minutes, everything was over, and Cha-cha woke up softly.

"Oh, I dozed off... Excuse me, human, for bothering you again..." Cha-cha's voice echoed in the vet's head, which smiled warmly at him.

"Do not go back and play in the water for a good week, and you'll be fine. You don't have to worry anymore."

The pet got up slowly, limping a little because of his injured paw, and got off the operating table. Lami seemed reassured to see him awake again, and hugged him happily.

The sun was now lying. The surgery had lasted a long time... But at least Cha-cha was fine, and Lami and Akana had no problem with the pet.

"Thanks again, sir vet!" The little girl threw herself into Arun's arms, grateful.

"I could never thank you enough, Arun, for your service. Expect more work in the next few days... You can count on me to make you some advertisement!" Lami said with a smile. It was the little boost he needed.

"No problem! And if you still have trouble with your pets, do not hesitate to come back. I will do anything to help you, no matter what time!"

Such a dedicated veterinarian was truly a blessing. Lami had no doubt: this clinic was well on its way to gaining popularity very quickly.

The woman and her daughter left the clinic after warmly thanking the vet for her amazing work. Myako closed the door behind them, announcing the closing of the clinic for the day.

"Here we are, the first official customer, cured! Well done, isn't it, Mr. Vet? " She asked in a cheerful voice.

"The day had started badly, but fortunately everything ended well." Arun huffed as he sat on one of the chairs behind the counter. He had only cared for one pet, but he still felt tired.

"Well done, Arun, I did not think you would really get to that point." Mili's voice rang in his head as the little cat came out of the corner to sit on the counter.

"From tomorrow, there may be more customers, thanks to the wife of this minister... you think we will manage everything?" Myako asked worriedly. Arun got up from his chair, and gave her his best smile.

"I do not doubt it for a second, this clinic will be the best that has ever existed!"