Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 394: Nanny: My life of trembling and treading on thin ice

"Dog milk is fine. Goat milk is even better. Puppies can also be fed with milk powder."

Xia Sen's side went from noisy to quiet, probably because he changed places. Then the camera revealed Xia Sen's face with beads of sweat on his forehead.

"What are you doing?"

"A little civet cat laid its cubs in the old cat den. Mengmeng discovered it this morning when she woke up. She watched for most of the day but didn't see the mother cat come back. Now I brought them down the mountain to check."

It is not normal for a mother cat to abandon its newborn kittens. Xia Sen could not understand animals' language and did not know where the mother cat had gone. He could not just leave the kittens alone, nor did he dare to take them out to raise them casually, in case they had any problems.

For safety reasons, it is best to come to the center for a check-up first.

After chatting with him for a few words, Chen Ying hung up the phone.

Xia Sen used to be the weakest among their group, but now he has trained himself, especially in feeding young animals. He is recognized as a first-class expert in the entire southwest.

If he was willing to work in other units, he would have to be a middle-level cadre at least, but he was not tempted at all. His determination to settle down in Jiamugou was even stronger than Chen Ying's.

Chen Ying turned around and called Ciren again, asking if there was any gentle female dog with puppies in the village.

After asking around, it turned out that apart from the Tibetan mastiff at Renbo's house, no other female dogs had given birth. There were a few sheep, and if Chen Ying needed it, he could help buy a milk-producing ewe.

Chen Ying declined temporarily.

Feeding is not the main purpose. He wants the fox cubs to learn from the bitch and maintain their animal nature.

There were none in Ciren’s village, so Chen Ying simply called Uncle Tashi and asked if there were any female dogs with puppies in the pastoral village over there.

"Yes, but the female dog is a bit old. This should be her last litter, and her milk is not particularly sufficient. If you want, I can help ask."

Forget it. Let the mother dog enjoy her old age at home. There is no need for her to suffer and help raise the puppies when she is old.

If all else fails, you can only choose dog milk powder.

There was not much milk powder left in the station, and Chen Ying was about to place an order when the phone rang. It was Ciren calling.

"Doctor Chen, a stray dog ​​gave birth to puppies in our county post office. It is said to be quite gentle. Can you take a look at it? If you want, I will tell my colleague to bring it over when the mail delivery comes up."

Later, he posted a video of a Labrador retriever. Its fur was not particularly clean, but its eyes looked very gentle.

It was lying in the bed that the post office employees had made for it, feeding its puppies.

The three puppies have round heads and are very cute as they eat and sleep at the same time.

"Okay, I'll go pick it up myself. I'll have to take it for inspection first."

This kind of stray dog ​​is different from domestic dogs. It is not convenient to vaccinate it during the lactation period. It has to be checked first to make sure it has no disease before it can serve as a wet nurse for the fox cubs.

Don't say that the fox cubs are wild and can transmit infectious diseases to the mother dog.

Equality is not guaranteed for humans, let alone animals.

Of course, Chen Ying would not really ignore it. When he went to the county town, he would first send the two cubs to the Heyuan Center for examination. Only after making sure that there were no problems would he let them come into contact with the dog nanny.

After all this trouble, three and a half days had passed.

When Chen Ying brought back the fox cubs, the wet nurse dog and the puppies, brother Tsering had already arranged for someone to install the windproof board for the animal shed.

In addition, they also brought several models of "bunker-style artificial caves for wild animals".

"My brother said that this was used in a pilot project in the neighboring county, mainly to eliminate rodent pests and protect grasslands. I brought a few back and wanted to try them out here."

Chen Ying picked it up and took a look at it, and found that the principle was extremely simple, but it took a very clever mind to think of making this thing to attract natural enemies of rodents such as Tibetan foxes and red foxes to move in.

Basically, you just need to use local materials, use stones and a little insulation material to build the overall structure, and then leave a passage for the animals to expand later.

The situation is better in the Budong River and the Heyuan Conservation Station. In the buffer zones and experimental areas at both ends of the reserve, grassland degradation is very serious, and most of the blame lies with the rampant rodents. Rodent control has become the most important task in maintaining grassland ecology.

Snow leopards are not very interested in mice and will not even bother to eat them unless they are extremely hungry.

Compared to rats, larger foxes are their second choice.

Chen Ying left the model and promised to help recommend it.

Tsering knew that Sun Qihai was going to bring the wet nurse back, so he made a windproof and frost-proof dog house in advance and placed it in the utility room next to the room where Sun Qihai lived.

They didn't have much stuff, so they didn't need that many rooms. In addition to the two rooms they lived in, they converted one room into a distribution room, which contained a large freezer. They also remodeled the kitchen, replacing the stove with an induction cooker and electric pressure cooker for cooking, which is more environmentally friendly.

An old fur from Ciren's family was laid in the doghouse in advance. He refused to take any money and even gave Chen Ying his own dried meat to thank her for helping his brother with the project.

After Tsering left, several snow leopards in the animal shed at the back slowly came around and crowded at the door to watch the female dog feeding.

When Chen Ying came out of the mixing room carrying a basin of meat, she saw three snow leopards lying side by side at the door. The nanny dog ​​in the doghouse was scared to death, but she still bravely protected the cubs.

Chen Ying was so angry that he slapped everyone on the head.

"Go away, go back and play, don't scare the kid, or I'll take care of you."

Erniu was still warming herself by the fire in the living room. When she heard Chen Ying's voice, she stood up from her sleepiness, shook her fur, walked out, nimbly jumped over the snow leopard fence, and stuck her big head straight into the doghouse.

Chen Ying just glanced away, and when he turned around to see Erniu's behavior, he felt a breath stuck in his chest and almost fell to the ground with a heart attack.

After all, she is his own daughter, so he can’t bear to hit or scold her. He can only persuade her to leave with earnest words to leave living space for the mother dog and her family.

I don’t know if it was the wandering life that made the dog nanny strong-willed, but after the initial fright, she became much calmer and even lay on her side to feed her babies.

Of course, it was still very tactful and changed its angle, using its back to block the gaze of those damn snow leopards.

Haven't these dead fetus gods ever seen a bitch breastfeeding? They all stared at it intently!

After putting food bowls and drinking water in place for the dog nanny and adding two boiled eggs to nourish its body, Chen Ying forcibly took the four snow leopards out and closed the door.

After being forcibly driven away, Erniu and the little snow leopard went back to the wooden rack in the animal shed and cuddled together to sleep, while the other two male leopards went into the wilderness one after another, and no one knew where they went.

After finishing her work as the dog nanny, Chen Ying could finally sit down and rest.

Clicking on the camera outside the Dongsheng Animal House, Chen Ying saw that it was trying hard to support its body on three legs and practice walking. She felt a little distressed, but she had to harden her heart and watch silently.

Dongsheng's animal shed is very spacious, consisting of two animal sheds combined into one.

The yard outside for it to move around is not small, about one hundred and fifty to sixty square meters.

There aren't many enrichment facilities, just a few specially designed wooden ramps, wooden racks, and his favorite tire swing.

Dongsheng's existence aroused the curiosity of employees who had never seen a tiger before, especially the keepers who were assigned to take care of Dongsheng. They wanted to move their beds directly into the animal house and live and eat with him.

In addition to the outdoor rehabilitation facilities, there are also wooden ramps, platforms and wide stairs indoors.

Although Siberian tigers can climb trees, it is rare for them to do so, so there is no need to force Dongsheng, who already has difficulty in moving, to learn such a difficult action as climbing a tree on three legs.

The fact that it can jump up and down and run smoothly has already made the veterinarians and keepers of the Northeast Tiger and Leopard Park overjoyed.

Another thing is that Dongsheng's adaptability to the high-altitude, cold and oxygen-deficient environment also shocked the domestic tiger circle.

Although the altitude of the center of Heyuan is only about 4000 meters, the latest records show that the highest altitude tigers have ever appeared is in the Himalayas where Bhutan is located, which is about 4100 meters above sea level, 4400 to meters lower than the altitude of more than meters at the management station.

The rest stop where Chen Ying is located is over 4200 meters above sea level, so the Heyuan Rescue Center is already the highest altitude area where Dongsheng can live.

After the third phase of its treatment is over, Xiao Shen will personally send it to Qing Province Wildlife Park for temporary residence. The altitude there is only over 2,000 meters, which is more suitable for Dongsheng to recuperate and recover.

(End of this chapter)