Chapter 644: Chapter 494: The Border Collie Cares for the Child and Brings Her Milk! (Part 2)
"The Border Collie felt sorry for the child, and after the child sought its help, it helped the child open the locked glass door to the kitchen."
Chen Mu: "..."
A dog is a dog, but a Border Collie is something else.
Even though he had seen such statements on the internet more than once.
But when he really heard about the Border Collie’s actions from the old professor, he couldn’t help controlling his shocked emotions.
A dog taking care of a child, if the old professor hadn’t said it so naturally, so sincerely.
Chen Mu would have suspected that the person was playing him.
Chen Mu nodded thoughtfully, "It seems the Border Collie is really smart, but I still don’t quite understand, even if the Border Collie can open the kitchen door, it doesn’t have the ability to take the ’milk’ from the top of the refrigerator."
Many dogs are somewhat afraid of heights.
Hearing Chen Mu’s doubts, the old professor felt even more embarrassed.
His eyes dodged for a while.
He continued, "Besides the dog, we also have a cat at home, a tabby cat."
Chen Mu: "..."
The pinnacle of combat power among cats.
Of course.
The Northeast’s golden shaded cats don’t count.
The old professor: "According to the surveillance video, the dog opened the kitchen door, and the cat went up to the refrigerator and threw down the latex paint, which the child drank."
Chen Mu exclaimed, "What a perfect coordination..."
"The cat and dog in your house, indeed, really dote on the child..."
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"Wait, why does this sound so unbelievable to me?"
"Is this crafting some strange character setup, can cats and dogs cooperate so seamlessly, are they really that amazing?"
"You can search on Douyin, you can find lots of similar videos, although we don’t understand the principle, cats and dogs really behave obediently towards the children in their owner’s homes..."
"My cat used to scratch me often, but after my daughter was born, it never harmed her once and would even protect her."
"Are animals really that intuitive?"
"But in terms of rounding off, the professor’s cat and dog did harm the child, didn’t they? They helped the child get the latex paint to drink!"
"Can you really blame the cat and dog for this, even if they are smart, they can’t know that what’s in a bottle isn’t drinkable!"
"Border Collie: I’m at a disadvantage for not being internet-savvy and not recognizing latex paint!"
"..."
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"After my granddaughter drank the latex paint, she kept crying."
"It was still my Border Collie who sensed something was wrong, came into the room to wake us up, otherwise, by the time we two old folks woke up, the child might have been gone."
"Speaking of which, it’s our fault for sleeping so heavily, even though we took her with us for a nap, who knows when she got up."
The old professor had only said a few words.
Yet again, his words were filled with inescapable self-blame.
The son and daughter-in-law were busy with work, and seeing that he wasn’t as busy with work now, plus the old lady was already retired, they sent the child over for the two old folks to help with.
Yet, sigh...
The two of them were supposed to help take care of the child, but ended up sending the child to the hospital.
They didn’t know how to face their son and daughter-in-law afterwards.
"She shouldn’t vomit anymore; if she does, when she gets her stomach pumped at the hospital, she won’t be able to bear it."
While Chen Mu was chatting with the old professor,
his attention was constantly focused on the little girl.
Every few times the little girl vomited, Chen Mu would repeatedly check her pulse.
As he was speaking, Chen Mu removed the needle from the little girl.
After throwing it in the trash, he said to the child’s grandfather, "Professor, please help the child rinse her mouth first."
"Okay, Dr. Chen."
While the professor helped the child rinse her mouth,
Chen Mu wasn’t idle either.
He took out two bottles of saline solution from the bottom of the treatment box.
Brusquely opened one of the bottle’s caps and handed it to the grandparent and grandchild still rinsing their mouths, "Here, that’s about enough, rinse with this first."
"Okay, Dr. Chen."
"Granddaughter, this might be a bit salty, but bear with it."
The old professor gently calmed his granddaughter’s emotions.
But his granddaughter still stared, a bit scared, at the needle in the trash can while sniffling, "As long as there are no more needles, it’s okay..."
Chen Mu: "..."
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"Hahaha!!! The little girl truly expressed her feelings!"
"While I’m thoroughly enjoying watching the livestream, if Dr. Chen pulled out such a long needle for acupuncture on me, I’d be overwhelmed too!"
"As someone who shudders half a day over getting blood drawn, seeing this needle, I’d really want to kneel before Dr. Chen."
"This little girl is basically enacting my experience of getting blood drawn at the hospital."
"I’m already forty, and last year during my health check-up, when I asked the nurse if they could knock me out before drawing blood, she suggested I get my brain checked instead, waaaah..."
"Really, are there that many people afraid of needles in this world?"
"I am not afraid of the needle for drawing blood, but the acupuncture needle in Dr. Chen’s hand is terrifying, just looking at it feels intimidating."
"..."
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Watching as a whole bottle of saline solution was nearly used up.
"Hand it to me."
Chen Mu first took the nearly empty saline bottle from the professor’s hand.
Then he put on disposable medical gloves, "Child, open your mouth."
The little girl first cautiously glanced up and down at Chen Mu.
Only after confirming that Chen Mu indeed didn’t have any acupuncture needles hidden did she, in a well-behaved manner, cooperate with him: "Ah!!!"
Chen Mu gently poked the inside of the little girl’s mouth with his gloved hand.
The latex paint that had adhered a bit to her mouth had already started to loosen under the constant rinsing with bottled water.
After confirming the situation, Chen Mu wet a medical cotton ball with saline solution.
He began clearing the latex paint from the little girl’s mouth and explained to the child’s grandfather, "Normally, for this procedure, we would use tweezers holding the cotton ball to deal with debris inside the mouth."
"But the environment we are in now is somewhat special."
"While the car is in motion, at any moment sudden braking is possible, plus there are no child safety seats in my car, and if tweezers are used, the risk is too high, so I’ll do it manually."
"But rest assured, I’m using disposable medical gloves, so hygiene is assured."
Even though the professor didn’t make any particular suggestions,
Chen Mu still explained earnestly.
After all, when it comes to kids,
they’re usually the darlings of the family spanning multiple generations.
Explaining further can also help ease the patient’s family members’ worries.
While treating the stains inside the mouth, the little girl was very cooperative.
Even though she was starting to feel a bit sore, she still obediently kept her mouth open, waiting for Chen Mu to finish.
The old professor tenderly embraced his granddaughter, looked at Chen Mu, and asked, "Dr. Chen, if subsequent checks show none of the symptoms you mentioned, but we’re still worried about her, will there be any long-term effects from ingesting the latex paint?"
"Can we get her checked at the university hospital again after some time?"
Chen Mu thought for a bit and nodded, "I can feel her pulse, but for more accuracy, a blood test to see if the white blood cell count or anything else is abnormal would be better. If you have time, you can bring her to the university hospital for a check-up between two weeks to a month after discharge."
"Initially, it could be every half a month or so, and later on, an interval of one to two months will suffice."
"Though the likelihood of problems is minimal, for peace of mind, I do recommend a check-up."
Previously in clinical practice, Chen Mu had encountered some family members of patients.
Who were excessively worried.
In the end, it was usually the patient who made a full recovery and was discharged quickly.
But soon after, the family member ended up in the ER.
Frightened sick by their own worry.
The old professor in front of him, Chen Mu figured, had that potential.
Thinking of this.
Chen Mu earnestly looked at the old professor, "Professor, come to think of it, it seems I haven’t checked on you in a while, how about after I finish cleaning your granddaughter, I check your pulse?"
As Chen Mu’s words fell.
The audience in the live broadcast clearly saw the old professor shiver a bit in alarm.
