Zhang Zi'an knew from Meng Li's account that although he had never raised cocker spaniels, he had at least been in close contact with them for a long time, understood some of their habits, and had feelings for them, not because they were niche and wanted to be different. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

He opened the display case and pulled out the only cocker spaniel in the area.

It is a black, white, and brown tricolor American cocker spaniel, with distinctive features, part of the forehead and cheeks are brown, the muzzle, top of the head, neck, and chest are white, and the rest of the body is black, the whole body is covered with long hair, and two long large ears hang down on the sides of the head. Pure brown cocker spaniel puppies tend to be confused with Labrador puppies, but tricolor cocker spaniels are unique. It was very lively and active, and as soon as it left the display case, it struggled to jump out of Zhang Zi'an's arms.

Zhang Zi'an was still skeptical at first, worried that Meng Li was going to buy a British cocker spaniel, but listening to his description, the British family also raised an American cocker spaniel, and the English cocker spaniel's hair was relatively short, so it would not be hooked by thorns and grass so often.

He placed it on top of the display cabinet and gently held it down to prevent it from running around, so that Meng Li could observe it carefully.

"That's the American cocker spaniel, right?" he confirmed.

"That's right, that's it. How much?" Meng Li replied affirmatively, putting his hand in his arms and about to take out his wallet.

Zhang Zi'an stopped him, "Wait a minute, there are some things I have to tell you in advance - do you know why there are so few dogs in China?"

Meng Li quickly replied: "Because the amount of exercise is very large, I need someone to accompany it - but it doesn't matter, I will try to accompany it, even if there is something, I can also let the graduate students I bring with me." ”

Zhang Zi'an: "......" Nima's hard-working graduate school is not to walk your dog.

He was glad that he didn't agree to Weikang's request, if he became Weikang's graduate student, would he have to pick up shit all day long?

"What you're saying is just a small aspect. Although the cocker spaniel is athletic, other dogs are not small, which is not the main reason. Zhang Zi'an corrected, lifted one of its ears, and beckoned Meng Lidao: "You come and smell it." ”

Meng Li hesitated for a moment, but still bent down, put his nose to the base of its ear and sniffed it.

“...... Smell like that?" he straightened up, uncertain.

"That's right. Zhang Zi'an put down his ears, "Because its ears always hang down on the sides, the ear sockets are very damp, easy to produce odors and breed mites, and it needs to be cleaned and disinfected often with special ear cleanser - I mean once every two days or even once a day, and this alone can dissuade many people." Didn't you wash Julie's ears when you were in England?"

Meng Li frowned and thought about it, "I've seen it a few times, but I don't know that I have to wash it every day." ”

He further explained: "I usually just take Julie for a walk in the morning and evening, and the family is responsible for things like bathing and shearing...... But no problem, I can leave these things to graduate students to do, and count them as credits. ”

Zhang Zi'an said that even if you are ruthless, Zhennima's almighty graduate students are better than temporary workers! You can't be stimulated when you were in school, and you will take revenge on the society after you come out, right?

"In addition to these, the cocker spaniel has another serious potential pitfall. Zhang Zi'an said, "It's this kind of dog that has genetic defects. ”

"Genetic defects?" Meng Li became serious after hearing this, after all, even a universal graduate student could not solve this problem.

"Well, regarding the genetic defects of pets, the more famous one is the folded ear cat, and many people know that the hind limb bones of the folded ear cat are prone to abnormal development. Zhang Zi'an rubbed the cocker spaniel's head, it whimpered softly, stuck out its tongue and licked his wrist, "Cocker spaniels also have genetic defects, which are their eyes - they have a much higher chance of getting cataracts than other dogs. ”

"Cataracts...... Meng Li listened, and couldn't tell what kind of mood he was feeling—both worried and relieved. Compared with the incurable bone genetic disease of folded ear cats, cataract is really not a major disease.

"That's right, cataracts. Zhang Zi'an affirmed, "Many people can't accept spending a sum of money to treat a pet after buying it, especially since the chance of it getting sick is still very high." In addition, cataracts are minor surgeries for humans, but major surgeries for dogs. Dogs' lenses are larger than large and sensitive, with poor hygiene, and surgical wounds are prone to inflammation and infection, which eventually leads to blindness. If you're planning to buy a cocker spaniel, you have to consider this possibility. ”

"Oh. Meng Li lowered his head and pondered, and did not speak for a long time.

Zhang Zi soothed the cocker spaniel's hair, patiently waiting for his decision. In fact, although the probability of cataract is high, the cocker spaniel is far from the almost 100% incidence of bone disease like folded ear cats. It's just that the folded ears are too cute, knowing that it may bring pain and suffering to themselves, but there are still people who try to buy it to gamble on their luck. In contrast, dogs are not so lucky......

When Zhang Zi'an saw cocker spaniels in the pet home breeding base, he felt that Sun Yinian was dizzy, how could he introduce such an unpopular dog.

Meng Li didn't care about the money for its treatment, he was just worried about whether it could be cured and whether it would leave hidden dangers.

"Is it bound to happen?" he asked.

"Not necessarily. Zhang Zi'an gave advice, "This dog is currently four months old, if you are not at ease, you can wait two months to come again." ”

"Why wait two months?" Meng Li thought crookedly, "Is it because winter is suitable for cataract surgery?"

"That's not what it means. Zhang Zi'an explained, "Whether a cocker spaniel will get cataracts can be determined at the age of six months. So if you don't want to take the risk, you can wait two months before you come and buy it, and then you know if it's going to have surgery or not. ”

Zhang Zi'an can understand his hesitation, no one wants to buy a sick dog to go back, not to mention the extra money, and it adds to the blockage in his heart. Although cocker spaniels have the hidden danger of cataracts, if they do develop the disease, they will show signs at six months of age, and an experienced veterinarian can easily confirm the diagnosis. If you really want to buy a cocker spaniel and are worried about the onset of the disease, you might as well buy a half-old puppy over six months old.

Meng Li was deeply surprised by Zhang Zi'an's candor and understood why Professor Wei Kang would strongly recommend buying it here.

"What are you going to do with it if no one buys it, and two months later it's diagnosed with cataracts?" Meng Li asked tentatively.

"Of course, it's cured before selling. Zhang Zi'an replied without hesitation, "Let the veterinarian of this clinic give me a discount." When I bought it from the pet breeding base, I was mentally prepared and said hello to the veterinarian here - who let her run the breeding base!"