Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl

Chapter 273: Chapter 273 Are We Developing New Business? (Extra)

Provincial Hospital Orthopedic Ward, Old Gao lay in bed with his mother sitting beside him.

Upon seeing Chen Ying and Duanmu come over, Mrs. Gao hurriedly went to wash some fruit for them to eat.

“Old Gao, you’ve been in scientific research for so long, how could you make such a rookie mistake?”

Chen Ying whispered a rebuke to him, “You can’t do this again in the future; look how much your mother has lost weight from fright.”

Old Gao gave a forced smile, his grin somewhat strained.

“What did the doctors say? Do you still have sensation in your lower limbs?”

“I might need to have surgery, but my grandfather hopes to discuss with an orthopedic specialist whether surgery is viable for treatment.”

Chen Ying took out a bone fragment from the cabinet and glanced at it.

The lumbar spine issue wasn’t particularly severe, but there were signs of slippage, and the loss of sensation in the lower limbs was suspected to be caused by spinal concussion.

Spinal concussion could lead to delayed paralysis, and many research reports stated that the recovery period for spinal concussion ranged from a few minutes to several hours, but in reality, some sequelae from the concussion could persist for days or even months.

Specific conditions still required further examination to determine.

Although Chen Ying studied veterinary medicine, he had a comprehensive understanding of orthopedics; after reviewing the x-rays and test results, he also felt that traditional orthopedic treatment would be more helpful for Old Gao’s recovery.

But to treat such a condition, not just any practitioner of traditional Chinese orthopedics would dare to proceed.

Without a second thought, Chen Ying contacted his own orthopedic teacher, a well-known local physician and one of the national pillars of traditional Chinese orthopedics.

Although the teacher had retired, his chief disciple had taken up his mantle and, under the teacher’s guidance, should have a success rate around seventy to eighty percent.

The phone was answered by the chief disciple, who, after hearing Chen Ying’s brief description of the condition, promised to visit the patient at the Provincial Hospital after work.

“Okay, we just wait for my senior brother to come over after work. Now, what were you thinking at the time to rush up there without regard for yourself?”

“At that moment, I just saw the leopard cat fall during its hunt and then start convulsing continuously. It looked similar to someone having a seizure. I was worried whether it had eaten something poisonous, so in a rush of urgency, I ran over there.”

Chen Ying was slightly startled, “Where is the cat now?”

“It had convulsions for about half a minute. By the time I got there, it had recovered. I guess it got scared when it saw me approaching and struggled to get free. In my attempt to avoid it, I slipped. Before I boarded the rescue helicopter, I told Miss Dao who came to help about the situation; she said she would arrange for someone to look for it.”

Chen Ying shared the same thought as Old Gao, both reacting first to whether the small animal had ingested something toxic.

Because, apart from specially reared pets, the likelihood of wild animals experiencing primary epilepsy is low; at least Chen Ying hadn’t encountered a single case from his senior year internship until now, over the span of several years.

Researchers tended to have a bit of obsession compared to ordinary people.

Old Gao and a few others involved in wildlife conservation, their first reaction was the research value and value in aid and treatment; their heads heated up and they charged in.

Holding his phone hesitantly, Chen Ying still made the call to Miss Dao.

He got straight to the point and asked about the leopard cat’s condition.

Miss Dao was not surprised in the slightest.

If Chen Ying was as slick as others, she might not have been interested,

“When it was found, it was during a seizure, and preliminary tests suspect epilepsy. But its presence at that altitude is already abnormal. Experts from the Agricultural University are already at the Jiamu Gully rescue center conducting an examination; a conclusion should be out by tomorrow.”

After tersely thanking Miss Dao, Chen Ying hung up and turned around to find Old Gao and Duanmu giving him a disdainful look.

“What are you two doing?”

“Nothing, just reminding you not to disgrace our Jiamu Gully’s cats and bears.”

What the heck? Can’t you speak plain language?!

Anyway, whenever Miss Dao was mentioned, those few animals would show an annoying expression.

Chen Ying made a dismissive gesture toward the two and threw out a “one meets one’s own kind” comment before turning to find Old Gao’s attending physician to discuss treatment outside the hospital.

After communicating with the attending physician, the hospital extended an invite, which is called a consultation; going through the proper channels would reduce a lot of trouble.

As soon as the department chief heard that Chen Ying could contact the prominent disciple for Old Gao’s examination and treatment, he immediately agreed and even asked Chen Ying to help see if a few young doctors could be arranged to gain some experience.

Such initiatives were common, especially when an expert was invited on a personal basis, which was considered a perk for the department.

“By the way, Dr. Chen, I heard from Little Gao that you occasionally need large equipment for bone examinations. I have a classmate in the county hospital’s orthopedic department, I have some influence there; you can contact him if you need.”

See, there’s the benefit now.

Even though it might not be needed, it was still a connection.

The senior brother arrived even before the end of his workday, as he was sent by the teacher himself.

Seeing Chen Ying, the senior brother was a bit sour, “Heh, it’s got to be my little junior brother who has the clout, the master wouldn’t even agree to let me rest a bit longer.”

The silver-haired teacher next to me watched with a smile as his two close disciples bickered. A few minutes later, he pretended to pick up his oldest disciple by the ear and headed for the ward.

Chen Ying didn’t follow. He had learned orthopedics to treat animals, and wasn’t really cut out for human patients. Going would have been a waste of time.

The teacher’s wife who had driven them here pulled Chen Ying aside to ask about the situation.

“I heard from your senior brother that you suspect it’s animal epilepsy? My research group just happens to be studying this. Do you want to collaborate?”

Chen Ying wasn’t particularly interested in this area. He could treat the disease, but he hadn’t the interest or energy to delve into the specific causes and other related aspects.

But he couldn’t slack off on his teacher’s wife’s request. He immediately called Miss Dao to inquire about the situation.

The teacher’s wife wasn’t from the Agricultural University, so to collaborate on the research project, she would need to discuss it with a professor from the Agricultural University.

Miss Dao sent Chen Ying the name of the responsible professor from the Agricultural University and casually asked when he’d be returning. Their Huanan Tiger research team had withdrawn half of its members, and the remaining half could be rotating for a year to three years.

“Elephants have been detected moving out of the reserve again, this time heading straight for my family’s plantation. I have to rush back and help guide the elephants back. I might not be able to wait for you to return and meet.”

Miss Dao said she had gotten some trial portable medical equipment for him and reminded him to write a review after using it, or it might not be convenient to get him more next time.

Is this the happiness of having a bigshot as a backer? Chen Ying happily agreed.

He was used to doing evaluations for medical equipment companies. The feedback even had a template; he just had to fill it in, no trouble at all.

In the ten-plus minutes he chatted with Miss Dao, Professor Bai had already helped him find the contact information for that professor.

Chen Ying passed it directly to his teacher’s wife so she could make contact herself.

The crowd in the ward began to spill out, and Chen Ying walked over with his teacher’s wife just in time to hear his senior brother announce that the problem wasn’t severe. He had treated him today and would do so once daily for the next three days, after which conventional orthopedic treatment could be followed.

Once the unrelated people had left the ward, only the two directors and two favoured doctors remained to observe Chen Ying’s brother perform treatment. After ten minutes or so, the effect was immediately evident.

“I can feel my leg now.”

“That’s good. Come back the day after tomorrow for another session, and on the fourth day, we’ll reinforce it. As long as you don’t suffer another heavy hit in the same area, it shouldn’t recur.”

While the treatment took place, people from several neighboring wards also gathered to watch, quietly inquiring which expert had come to visit the patients.

When they learned that the patient had contacted the expert himself, the other patients were a bit disappointed.

Two wards over, people were also observing the situation. As soon as Chen Ying and the others left, the families of the patients immediately started inquiring.

Duanmu stayed with Old Gao, while Chen Ying escorted his teacher and senior brother to the car.

“I’ve read the cases where you used orthopedic methods to treat animals, and I’ve discussed some insights with your senior brother too. You should have a good talk with him later. I’m getting old and don’t have the energy. You and your brother will have to support each other more in the future.”

Although the teacher regretted that Chen Ying hadn’t switched to orthopedics, he was satisfied that the knowledge Chen Ying acquired could help alleviate the animals’ suffering.

With age, he became more open-minded and even wanted to explore the application of orthopedics in veterinary medicine with his junior disciple, but was dissuaded due to his health.

“If you’re ever uncertain, consult your senior brother more often. Whether it’s a person or an animal, both are lives. A healer shouldn’t be too narrow-minded.”

After seeing off his teacher, Chen Ying hadn’t even returned to the ward when he received a call from Professor Bai, asking him to come to the office right away for an important matter.

He went upstairs, told Old Gao and Duanmu briefly, then dashed off to the teacher’s office without stopping.

“Here’s a research project with an imminent application deadline. Sign your name and let’s submit it.”

“What project?”

“It’s about cardiac diseases in animals, mainly felines. Didn’t you save a lynx with heart disease in River Source last time? Just now Professor Dong mentioned that the leopard cat on Jiamu Gully Mountain might have epilepsy caused by a cardiac origin. They are planning to delve deeper into this project—might as well get involved.”

Chen Ying’s research focus was different, but there weren’t many researching the topic of cardiac diseases in highland region animals. If Chen Ying could produce high-caliber scientific results, it would help his future career advancement.

More importantly, no one knows a student better than a teacher.

During his time in River Source, Chen Ying hadn’t forgotten to report to his teacher about his work, so Er Niu and the lynx not only occupied Chen Ying’s mind, but Professor Bai’s as well.

“With this project, you can apply to research simultaneously at both sites. Xiao Xia is a good kid; take him with you. Xiao Song from River Source is also promising. Train them well. So, you can confidently leave them to manage your research team when you form one.”

After discussing the serious matters, Professor Bai suddenly brought up something else.

“You should be prepared for a business trip during the New Year.”

“Ah, where to?”

“Overseas. It’s not finalized yet, and I can’t say too much. You’re being asked to go because of your proven expertise. But the other party is skeptical of your abilities and wants to investigate your past cases.”

The teacher didn’t say much, but Chen Ying could sense the seriousness in his tone.

He suspected this rushed project application was also meant to enhance his resume.

Before leaving, Professor Bai reminded him to spend time reviewing materials on felines, and publishing one or two valuable papers would be even better.

Felines? Was he going to be sent abroad to pamper cats?

Hiss, my fingers are itching already.