When Kenta entered the Fujimoto family's pet hospital with the old cat in his arms, it was the time when the hospital had the most people and was the busiest.

Miss Emmi, who had already received the notice in advance, heard the bell, looked up and glanced at the door, and when she found that it was him who came in, she immediately said, "Is Kenta here to get deworming medicine for the Great Sage?" Madame Lady has prepared it for you, just come to me and get it. ”

Kenta, who was holding the cat, stopped and replied, "Thank you so much, Sister Emi, but I have something to find my father now, and I don't know if he has time now." ”

Miss Emmi, who happened to be sorting out the registration book, immediately looked through the words when she heard this, and said while flipping through her: "The last guest has just left, and I remember that the appointment time of the next individual is still ten minutes away, and Mr. Fujimoto should be free during this time, but what are you looking for him?" ”

Saying that, the nurse who had been busy with her work had time to raise her head again and take a closer look, and then she found the old cat that was held in Kenta's arms.

"Hey, Jiantai, did you pick up another cat and come back?" The curious nurse asked.

"No, I just saw the cat on the side of the road and brought it over for treatment. The old cat had a cat tag on its collar, and I saw its owner's name and contact information on the back. ”

This situation is very common at Fujimoto Pet Hospital, and no matter which member of the Fujimoto family encounters an injured critter outside, they will bring them back for treatment.

If there is an owner, they will follow the contact information to find the owner, and if there is no owner, they will be sent to a small animal protection center with better conditions after treatment.

Although the family has to pay a lot of extra expenses every year, no one will ever complain about it.

Looking at Kenta, he quickly went up to the second floor with the injured cat in his arms, and Miss Emmi, who was sitting at the front desk downstairs, held the pen and said to herself in confusion: "Why do I always feel that the old cat in Jiantai's arms looks familiar?" Why can't I remember where I've seen it? Alas, am I getting old, why have I always forgotten things lately? ”

Mr. Fujimoto, who had just sent off a guest upstairs, was about to make himself a cup of tea, but the tea bag was put into the standing stock, and before he could pour boiling water, his younger son hurried in.

Seeing the cat in his son's arms, Mr. Fujimoto didn't need to ask much to know what his son was doing.

So he put down the empty teacup in his hand, took out his gloves and said, "Put Ah Tai on the examination table." ”

The little fat man holding the old cat said in surprise: "Dad, do you know this cat?" ”

Mr. Fujimoto, who was wearing a mask, smiled when he heard the words and said, "I don't know, this cat named Ah Tai is the first guest to visit your father after I ran the pet hospital alone, and even its owner, I am very familiar with it." ”

"Hey, why haven't I seen them in our hospital?" Kenta, who basically comes to the hospital two or three times a week, asked.

"Because in recent years, Ah Tai and her owner have become older, and our hospital has provided them with home treatment. Ah Tai and his master's house is in the back street, not far at all, and if they need it, Dad will come to see them with a medical kit instead of them coming to see a doctor. ”

While carefully examining the old cat Auntie, Mr. Fujimoto explained this to his youngest son.

After a careful consultation, Dr. Fujimoto took off his mask and gloves and said to his youngest son, who was waiting for news, "Don't worry, it was just a simple muscle pull, and it didn't hurt the bones." It's really fortunate, you must know that an old cat of Tai's age, if it hurts the bones, it will be troublesome, and it is not easy to raise. ”

The little fat man who was waiting on the side also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then saw his father take out the mobile phone from his pocket.

Rummaging through the contacts on the phone, Dr. Fujimoto said to his youngest son, "I will have a patient in a while, so I will trouble you to take care of Ah Tai first." I'll call Ah Tai's master, and I'll be here soon. ”

Kenta nodded in agreement, but when it wanted to reach out to hug the old cat, an accident happened.

The old cat who had smelled Jiantai's smell and was very well-behaved all the way let him hold it, when he faced Jiantai's hug again, he actually hid back with his ears back, and his eyes looking at him were full of vigilance and strangeness.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Didn't we get along very well just now? The little fat man who was snubbed asked very suspiciously.

Mr. Fujimoto, who had just put down his mobile phone, immediately explained when he saw this scene: "No matter what happens to you, it's because of the fact that Ah Tai is old, and not only does his hearing loss suffer from Alzheimer's. Mr. It often forgets the past, and I think that this time the loss and injury are also related to the disease. ”

Cats and dogs can also suffer from Alzheimer's, and the probability is not small, most of the manifestations are unresponsive memory loss, but looking at the appearance of Ah Tai, it should be more serious.

"I see, no wonder I always think it reacts very slowly, I thought it was the cat's natural reaction when it gets old."

While they were talking, the owner of Ah Tai, who lived very close, had already hurried over.

The old gentleman named Taro looked a little unexpected, because his father had said that Ah Tai and its owner were both old, and they provided door-to-door services for their convenience.

When you just listen to this sentence, Jiantai is also a master of Ah Tai, and it will be a white-haired and hobbled old gentleman.

However, after meeting, Kenta found that the old gentleman was an old gentleman, but he was not gray-haired, on the contrary, he had short black hair, and he looked really young and energetic.

Mr. Taro, who came to pick up the cat, first paid Mrs.'s examination fee, and then thanked Kenta for saving his cat, and in the face of such Mr. Taro, Dr. Fujimoto was obviously more surprised than his son.

"Mr. Taro, you.... ..... your hair? Probably because it was a bit rude to ask his own question, Mr. Fujimoto didn't continue to ask.

But the old gentleman Taro, who was questioned by him, smiled very indifferently and said, "Well, I dyed my hair." You say that Alzheimer's disease is very strange, and patients may not remember what just happened, but they will remember some scenes and people from the past. In the past few days, Ah Tai's illness has become more and more serious, not only do I often get lost at home, sometimes even I forget, I wonder if I dye my hair black, will it be similar to when I was younger? So that it won't forget me so easily, it remembers what I was like more than ten years ago, I know. ”

Dr. Fujimoto was speechless for a long time because he really didn't know what he should say.

However, at this time, Mr. Taro had already gone to call his cat, and the sick old cat was looking at his owner who had been with him for nearly twenty years with a puzzled look.

Mr. Taro bent down and stretched out his hand to the old cat, and said to it with a gentle smile, "Let's go, old man, let's go home." ”

The old cat, who can't remember what his owner looks like now, still has one of the deepest memories left in his mind.

More than ten years ago, there was also a person, who also had this voice and this smell, stretched out his hand to himself who was still young at the time and said, "Kitten, would you like to go home with me?" ”

In the overlapping of memories, Ah Tai stretched out her claws to that person just like she did back then, and then it had a warm home.

Looking at the owner and pet who were also old but snuggled up to each other and walked down the stairs, the little fat man felt that something suddenly took root in his heart.

It takes a lot to get a pet, because those lives are not only clever and cute, they will also be stupid, sick and troublesome.

His father had told him this since he started raising the Great Sage, that he accepted him and enjoyed it, but now he wanted to do more.

"Dad, I want to be a good veterinarian when I grow up."

Dr. Fujimoto, who was looking down at the papers, suddenly heard his youngest son say this to him.

Surprised, he raised his head, but when he stepped on his ten-year-old son, he saw a light called firmness, just like he had back then.

Putting down the pen in his hand, Mr. Fujimoto walked over and said to his child in a very serious tone: "Kenta, you have to think clearly, a veterinarian takes on too much, and what you get is not only happiness and a sense of achievement, but also that kind of helplessness and frustration. There will be praise and blame, and even misunderstandings and hurts, can you bear these things? ”

Faced with his father's question, the little fat man replied with certainty: "Yes father, even if I face more, I still want to become a veterinarian." It's not for pleasure and achievement, I just want to do something for them, even if it's just a little bit. ”

Hearing this, Dr. Fujimoto looked at his son for a long time, and after making sure that he was very serious and not on a whim, he nodded and replied: "Okay, in this case, you can come here for an internship after school in the future and participate in some diagnosis and treatment activities in the hospital as an assistant." If you don't change your mind until you go to university, then I won't stop you from doing anything, and we will support you in your chosen major and future life direction. ”

The little fat man said with a bright smile when he heard this: "Yes, I will work hard." 166 Reading Network