veterinary

Only then did Old Man Xiao realize that Zhao Qinghe was there, and their family didn't have a good impression of Zhao Qinghe before.But because the old man Zhao was an old couple, no matter how much Zhao Qinghe looked down on and ridiculed them, they just kept their distance and did not reveal other emotions.Over the years, the old man Xiao has helped them a lot, and it is inevitable that he will not be able to straighten up when facing them.

But now it is different. Since Zhao Qinghe was in trouble in the county before and almost lost his life, he seemed to be a different person, and he became more and more popular.The big guys thought that they almost lost their lives, so they realized it. There is a saying that the prodigal son will not change his money when he returns, and everyone likes to hear it.

Liu Shuisheng also heard about Zhao Qinghe's cattle management before. When the group of children came back, they made such a fuss about it, and the villagers also talked about it everywhere, and hope was ignited in their hearts.

"Qinghe, do you know how to cure chickens?"

Zhao Qinghe said calmly: "I have seen it in the book, but whether it can be cured or not has to be checked first."

Liu Shuisheng couldn't help being excited, he didn't know which of the two chickens he should hand over for a moment, Zhao Qinghe pointed to the living chicken and said: "Give me this one first, there are many sick chickens." Is it a chicken or a chick?"

Liu Shuisheng hurriedly said: "Most of them are adult chickens. The chicks and adult chickens are raised in two places, and the chicks are no different."

The chicken was dying, and it hadn't even struggled when it was put on the ground, and its spirit was listless.Zhao Qinghe turned it over with a stick, and saw that the chicken was breathing with its mouth open, with serous secretions coming out of its nostrils, and the smell was foul.The cockscomb and wattle were pale, the face was swollen, and the infraorbital sinus was obviously swollen and teary.

Seeing that the symptoms were not bird flu, Zhao Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief.If it's bird flu, even the past life can't help it, let alone this life.At present, Zhao Qinghe estimates that it should be one of Newcastle disease, infectious bronchitis, and infectious laryngotracheitis.

The former is more troublesome. Both avian influenza and Newcastle disease are called chicken plague.No matter which one he guessed, it is contagious. If the treatment is not timely, the mortality rate will be very high.Zhao Qinghe didn't dare to delay and quickly asked: "Have you separated the sick chicken from the other chickens?"

Xiao Yaozu nodded and said: "We separated when we found out that something was wrong. Three days ago, I saw that these chickens were not in the right mind, and they ate a lot less. We also raised chickens in the farms of big families before. According to that According to the rules, as soon as something is wrong, these chickens are immediately isolated, and the number of infected chickens is still increasing. Today, one was found dead, and this one is about to die. Qinghe, tell me the truth , is this chicken plague?"

Xiao Yaozu's complexion was ugly, and he was quite old.The same is true for others, Xiao He has already started to wipe away tears.They had worked in that manor for several years before, but they never encountered these things. Now they have copied the breeding methods and even handled them more carefully, but they got sick in the first year.These chickens are just at the time of laying eggs, and they can make money in sight, but now they have encountered such a thing, it is really God not giving them a living.

"Father, don't be sad. Uncle is amazing. Uncle can cure our chickens." Xiao Hua hugged Xiao Yaozu's thigh and comforted him, not forgetting to ask Zhao Qinghe for proof, "Right uncle, our chickens can't be cured." Something will happen."

Zhao Qinghe patted Xiao Hua's head, "It will be fine with uncle here, cousin, don't worry, it's not at that point yet. Let's go to the chicken farm first, and I'll make arrangements to avoid further deterioration."

Xiao Zhao quickly said: "Qinghe, is this chicken plague?"

Zhao Qinghe said solemnly: "I don't think it looks like it. Go to the chicken farm first and have a look. After I'm sure what the symptoms are, I will prescribe the right medicine."

After all, he didn't dare to delay, and hurried to the chicken farm.The chicken farm is just behind Xiao's house, so you don't have to walk a few steps.The back mountain is on a piece of rock, and there are few places on the mountain with soil. It is impossible to grow things, but it is good to raise chickens in pens.The most important thing is that the land here is cheap, and it only took two taels of silver to make the whole mountain round.

Zhao Qinghe walked to the chicken farm and found that the Xiao family took care of the chicken farm very well.The chicken coop is very clean and well ventilated, and it is divided into several areas and raised in groups, which prevents the spread of diseases very well.And they are usually free-range and will not be crowded together.The Xiao family's daring to make such a big deal all of a sudden is not just a moment of enthusiasm.

Zhao Qinghe turned around and got a clue in his mind. The general layout of the chicken farm is quite scientific, but some details need to be paid attention to. It will not be too late to talk about it in the future. About half of the more than 1000 chickens were listless, but fortunately, the situation was not very serious. Most of the sick chickens showed symptoms of coughing, tearing and runny nose.A few of them were more serious. They opened their mouths to inhale, extended their heads to breathe, and often coughed up bloody saliva.

Zhao Qinghe asked Xiao Yaozu and others to put these chickens in a separate place away from other chickens, and asked them to pack up chicken feathers, chicken manure, bedding, and leftover chicken feed, etc., and burn them in a unified way and bury them deeply.

After Zhao Qinghe arranged the work of the chicken farm, he left first, leaving Xiao Yaozu and the others busy there.As soon as Xiao Hua saw Zhao Qinghe's return, he hurried over, "Uncle, what's wrong with this chicken?"

Zhao Qinghe already had a spectrum in his heart, but for the sake of rigor, he needed to analyze and appraise it, "Uncle is not sure yet, I will tell you in a while."

Liu Shuanzi also rushed over, "Then can our chicken be cured?"

Zhao Qinghe said firmly: "Yes."

As soon as the words fell, a group of children cheered, and Xiao Guo and Yang, who had been waiting for a long time, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Qinghe began to conduct an autopsy on the dead chicken, using the same knife that the man left that day.When the incision was made, it was found that the throat was bleeding, congested, and swollen, and there was a lot of mucus in the throat. The cause of death should be suffocation caused by phlegm and blood blocking the throat, which can be determined as chicken infectious laryngotracheitis.

A group of people surrounded Zhao Qinghe, all with nervous faces, holding their breath and not daring to disturb him.Seeing that Zhao Qinghe finished his inspection, he washed his hands with shochu.Only then did Xiao Guo come over and ask, "What's wrong with you?"

"Chicken infectious laryngotracheitis?"

"What?" The big guys stared round, unable to understand.Zhao Qinghe held back for a long time before he remembered how the Chinese veterinarian explained, "It's caused by wind-heat and roaring numbness, caused by feeling poisonous evil, not chicken plague."

The last four words let everyone breathe a sigh of relief, but Xiao Guoshi keenly heard the word 'infection', "Is this disease also infectious?"

Zhao Qinghe nodded, "Yes, so isolation must be done. If this disease is not treated, a lot of people will die. Ah Fu, I will write a prescription, and you will rush to get the medicine later. This disease cannot be delayed."

Xiao Fu nodded again and again, "There will be a boat going to the county seat, I will hurry back as soon as possible."

Zhao Qinghe thought for a while, "Your family has a lot of chickens. Although the other half has not yet appeared, they all have to be force-fed. This amount is quite a lot. You have to find someone to go with you."

Xiao Gui raised his hand to sign up, "I'll go with my brother."

The other little ones were also about to make a move, but they were stopped by Mrs. Xiao Guo, "Let's just go, Afu and Agui. You guys can't be idle. The chicken farm needs to be cleaned up together."

The few who couldn't go stopped making noise immediately, and nodded cautiously, everyone wanted to do their part.

At this time, Yang said a little shyly: "Our family has no pen, ink and paper..."

Xiao Fu and the others usually use the sand table and branches to practice in learning characters, so they didn't prepare these.

Zhao Qinghe smiled and said: "It's okay, I have it, anyway, I have to pass by my house to go to the ferry."

"Look what's going on... Ah Fu, you can go to the county to buy some pens and ink and come back later." Xiao Zhao also felt embarrassed when she heard this, thinking to herself that these things must be prepared at home, don't let this happen again Embarrassment.

Zhao Qinghe hurriedly stopped, "No, this chicken is important now. Ah Fu, you have to come back quickly after buying the medicine, and you have to come back to cook it, so don't delay the time. I just saw that a few of them are not good. Things have to hurry up."

Mrs. Yang secretly stuffed a small cloth bag for Mrs. Xiao Guo, and whispered in her ear: "Mother, I'm afraid this money is not enough."

Xiao Zhao touched the small cloth bag and couldn't help frowning. Although he didn't know the prescription, he probably knew that it must be a lot of money when he went to the pharmacy to buy medicine on weekdays, and he had to buy so much, so the money was definitely not enough.

But all the money I saved before was invested in this chicken farm, and there was really not much money left.Xiao Zhao gritted her teeth, went into the room, and took out the silver bracelet that the eldest family gave her on her 50th birthday from the cabinet.

Yang Shi who followed behind saw her and immediately understood what she meant, "Mother, this bracelet can't be used as a bracelet."

Although Xiao Zhao felt distressed, he said: "If the chicken is cured, am I still worried about not having a bracelet? You will give me gold when the time comes."

Yang didn't speak anymore, although he couldn't bear it, it was the only way to do it at this time.It's just that the head of the family will know after a while, I'm afraid it will be uncomfortable.This was the first time they had given such an expensive gift in so many years, and it turned out that they had to take it out for scooping money before they carried it for a long time.

Yang took a large amount of money from the cloth bag and stuffed it to Zhao Qinghe, "Qinghe, you take the money first. There is less. When the chickens are ready, we will sell a few and make up for the rest."

Zhao Qinghe quickly pushed it away, pretending to be angry and said: "Auntie, you are treating me as an outsider. If you are really sorry, when these chickens recover from their illnesses, the seriously ill ones will have to be eliminated even if they recover. You kill a chicken." Only when I have time, my parents and I will come over and eat together."

Mrs. Xiao Zhao really can't show off at this time. I don't know if the money in my hand is enough to buy medicines. How can I disagree, "Chengcheng, let's have a whole chicken feast at that time!"

Zhao Qinghe rushed home with Xiao Fu and Xiao Gui in a hurry, and when Zhang saw them, he asked anxiously, "How are those chickens?"

Zhao Qinghe didn't dare to delay and went directly into the room, while studying the ink and picking up the pen, he said: "It's not bad at the moment, as long as it is under control, it will be fine. I will write the prescription now and let Xiao Fu get the medicine."

Zhao Qinghe paused when he picked up his pen, thinking in his mind that he had to come up with an effective and cheap prescription.This disease should clear away heat and detoxify, and benefit the throat. The prescription is Houttuynia cordata, licorice, Tinglizi...

Fortunately, the Chinese veterinarian I learned from my grandfather did not forget, otherwise, in this time and space where there is no western medicine, I can only open my eyes and catch the blind.When his money is looser, he still has to buy some medical books to read, and pick up the Chinese veterinary knowledge that he has pulled down.

Xiao Fu and Xiao Gui took the prescription and found an ox cart in the village, and rushed to the ferry.Not long after walking, the little girl Xiao Hua rushed over with a face full of panic, "Uncle, go to my house quickly, someone wants to burn my chicken!"