Chapter 44: This piece has a slightly higher cat content (more) If nothing unexpected happens, it will take another three or four hours to get back to the rescue station. But usually, if there are no accidents, there will be accidents. Originally, they planned to rest in Zhulingou for a while, let the mother panda eat some fresh bamboo, and replace the infrared camera previously installed in Zhulingou with a video camera. The panda mother said that the food here is abundant and the water source is sufficient, and it is likely to become a new wild breeding center. On the road from Cangxi Village to Zhulingou, they did find two or three green balls left by different giant pandas. The mother panda judged from the smell that these were all males, two adults and three sub-adults. Wait until next year to join the battle for spouse. Compared with male giant pandas, the reproduction interval of female giant pandas is longer, especially for female giant pandas with cubs, who reproduce once every two or three years, which is considered a high frequency. But just as they arrived at the entrance of Zhulingou, the mother panda and the lynx brother gave warning cries at the same time.

The lynx, in particular, jumped into the forest at an extremely fast speed. Ten seconds later, the roar of a tiger was heard. Chen Ying stood up abruptly and looked at Master Zhao. "There are tigers? We haven't seen tigers in this mountain for many years." Chen Ying was a little excited. I only had a brief encounter with Tiger last time, so I must say “Hello, Brother Tiger!” this time. The idea is good, but unfortunately the luck is always a little lacking. When they rushed over, Brother Tiger had already left, leaving behind a dying golden cat cub. The cat content in this forest is a bit scary. Golden cats can look for mates all year round, usually courting in autumn and winter and giving birth to cubs in spring. But the little golden cat bitten by Tiger Brother looked like it had just been weaned. The system no longer issues any tasks, probably because it thinks this golden cat cannot be saved. Chen Ying rushed over and saw that the little golden cat's neck was almost bitten through, its limbs were weak, and its eyes had begun to blur. I stretched out my fingers to feel the little guy's heartbeat, which was so weak that he almost stopped breathing. Chen Ying was a professional at rescuing cubs. Without even thinking, he took out the first aid kit that the system had awarded him and quickly applied medicine to the little golden cat. In fact, the wound caused by the canine teeth was not that serious and not much blood was shed. It was mainly the bite force of the tiger's mouth that caused serious damage to the little golden cat's cervical vertebrae. At this time, Chen Ying's traditional Chinese veterinary bone palpation skills were of great use. After carefully touching it for a while, he quickly reconstructed a 3D image of the golden cat's skeletal spine in his mind. Sweat slid down Chen Ying's forehead and dripped onto the grass beside the little golden cat's head.

"Spondylolisthesis of the cervical vertebrae and coccyx." Hearing Chen Ying say this, the other three showed regret in their eyes. For vertebrates, this kind of injury almost guarantees that they will die quietly. Fortunately, we were able to perform the surgery in time at the zoo using technological medical methods. But now in the wild, not to mention high-tech equipment, even the environment for surgery is not available. Yin Li moved quickly. He took out a clean white T-shirt, folded it into a rectangle and placed it on the ground. He knelt at the head of the little golden cat and followed Chen Ying's instructions to support the little golden cat's head. Let's try our best to save the dead horse. Brother Lian Tong didn't even hold out hope of rescuing him, just hoping that God would have mercy on this poor little guy. The first thing we did was to treat the golden cat's lumbar vertebrae slippage. With two clicks, the vertebrae were successfully repositioned. Taking a deep breath, he relaxed, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and continued to treat the golden cat's cervical vertebrae. His attention was unprecedentedly focused, and he felt like he was in a flow state. Except for three fingers, all his senses were blocked. Reducing the cervical vertebrae is a very difficult task in itself, let alone reducing the cervical vertebrae of wild animals. It is estimated that no one has ever practiced it. Once any omission occurs in the process, irreversible damage will be caused. But for this golden cat, the worst possible situation is just that. After exchanging positions with Yin Li, he held the little golden cat's head in his palms, and slightly closed his hands to prevent the cat from struggling and worsening its injuries. Use the lower half of the palm of your other hand to hold the spine in place, with your thumb resting on the back of the golden cat's head. Slip is generally reduced by pushing and straightening. After successful reduction, it also needs to be fixed for a period of time to prevent it from slipping again. However, there were no tools available in the wild, so we could only inject a sedative into the little golden cat to make it fall into a coma, and then do other things when we got back. After this little incident, they didn't dare stay any longer. Master Zhao and Equipment Colin stayed to check the condition of the cameras and look for any traces of the tiger. Chen Ying and Yin Li took the little golden cat and the mother panda back to the rescue station as soon as possible. In order to prevent the bumps on the road from worsening the little golden cat's injuries, they walked carefully. Five hours later, they finally saw the road leading to the rescue station. Brother Liu was waiting for them on the roadside in his car. Without bothering to exchange pleasantries, he picked up Chen Ying and turned around to head down the mountain. Yin Li stayed and, together with Jin Ya, guided the mother panda into the rescue station. In addition to Sister Dai, several people from the panda research team and veterinarians from the rescue center were waiting in the medical area. They also wanted to see with their own eyes what a panda mother looked like, who was not in a hurry even after losing her cub and even volunteered to go down the mountain for her milk. It would be even more perfect if we could collect its biological specimens to enrich the panda gene bank in the reserve. Brother Lynx took the little lynx and walked in the opposite direction of the rescue station. It doesn't like to be near places with too many humans, and the little lynx has been well fed these two days, so it's very energetic and sticks to it every day, so it's not suitable to take it to human territory.

Jin Ya hummed and watched her brother and the little lynx leave, then looked at the hesitant panda mother. Without Chen Ying's presence, there was a sudden sense of unease in the air. Yin Li did not force it. He ran to the rescue station and wanted to take Zhima out to show the mother panda, but was stopped at the door. "You can't be sure it's Zhima's mother. If there's any danger, you can't take the responsibility." The teacher in charge of the research group guarded the iron gate and did not allow Yin Li to enter. "Besides, you are not a professional responsible for taking care of pandas, so don't interfere in this matter." Seeing the other party's tough attitude, Yin Li took a step back and looked at him expressionlessly. The man first stared at Yin Li very firmly, then after a few minutes, he shifted his gaze weakly. Sister Dai was communicating with her leader before, and just now she hurried over. "Teacher Wu, the report has been submitted and the leader has approved it. I am qualified to take Zhima to meet the female panda." The fax was stamped with the center's seal, so it was impossible for Sister Dai to lie about this. In addition, the opinions of other team members were also inclined to let Zhima tentatively contact the female panda. They still wanted the contact to take place in the center's panda house. "I hope so too, but Chen Ying is not here. If anyone of you can lure the mother panda over, I will fully support you. If no one can do it, then we have no choice but to take risks." Xiao Deng and several other forest rangers watched from the sidelines but did not dare to interrupt. But after hearing what Sister Dai said, Xiao Deng suddenly squeaked. (Here is a group photo of the cat family) When I was selecting pictures, I found that my face blindness was almost spreading to cats. I couldn't tell the difference between a golden cat, a caracal, a leopard cat, and a clouded cat.   (End of this chapter)