Will the dog be cured?

Rui Xing took a collar from the shelf and placed it around the dog's neck. She connected a leash on the collar and secured it to a tall metallic stand next to the table that the dog was at. Then, she changed into a long sleeved outfit and put on gloves to avoid getting infected by the rabies. After which, she cleaned the wound with a disinfectant soap and left it over running water for 15 minutes. This was to remove the infected saliva from the bite as much as possible. Next, Rui Xing applied some iodine on the wound to kill the rabies virus.

Since she needed to find out if the dog has been vaccinated before or is really a stray, she used a titer vaccine on the dog. A vaccine titer is a blood test that measure antibiotics in the blood which provides a check in disease immunity. This test may or may not work for the dog to find out if it has been vaccinated before but it was worth a try. If the dog has been vaccinated before, it can be given a booster shot in which helps prevent the virus from happening again even if it were bitten by an infected animal. An animal that isn't vaccinated can still be able to be given a booster shot but it may not be effective.

After taking the test, Rui Xing passed the titer to one of the professional vets on shift and waited for the result. The results took about 2 days. Rui Xing carried the dog still with gloves on and put it inside one of the big cages they had in the Veterinarian. It was placed further away from the other animals in cages, waiting to recover, to prevent the disease from spreading as not all of the virus might have been killed off. The dog was to stay there until it has fully recovered.

Once the test results were obtained by the professional Vet, Vet Lin De, she handed them over to Rui Xing. Rui Xing examined the paper in her hand to find the dog has indeed been vaccinated before. This means that the dog was not a stray. It was either abandoned by its owner or missing from a shelter. By the looks of it, it was probably abandoned. The dog was really dirty and was filled with 1 or 2 small maggots. However, Rui Xing had already removed the maggots and given her a nice bath.

Rui Xing decided to name the dog Hana, as the dog was beautiful, just like a flower [1]. Hana was taken out of the cage and brought to an enclosed room to be given a booster shot. After Hana took the booster shot and was brought back into her cage, she was given her lunch. She barked loudly when she saw food coming her way. She gobbled up the food in front of her. Hana must have been hungry.

Right after she finished her meal, she tapped on Rui Xing's hand, asking for more food. Hana is a greedy girl! "No no, Hana. You've already ate lunch," Rui Xing said to her as if she could understand what she was saying. She took the bowl from Hana's cage and washed it.

By the time she finished washing the bowl, it was already about time to go home. She walked towards the Ruis' car with Rui Ning. Rui Ning told her that she was doing a good job in taking care of Hana and he hopes she continues to do so. Rui Xing smiled, hearing the praise from her brother. Rui Ning rarely praises anyone unless they were doing something up to his expectations. She must have done something that impressed him, Rui Xing thought to herself.

In the car, Wen Xi and Rui Xing texted each other, talking about their daily lives.

Wen Xi: Hello! Today someone bought 12 books from my shop!! He must be an addicted book-reader like you!

Rui Xing: Oh, that's wow. The biggest number of books I've bought was 10. It's still more than me!

Wen Xi: Haha. What about you? What have you been doing at the Vet?

Rui Xing: I've been trying to cure a dog with rabies.

Wen Xi: Oh is it going ok?

Rui Xing: From the looks of it, yes. I hope she recovers well.

Wen Xi: Me too. Oh yeah! Shang Ying's friend, Ming Ting, wants to have lunch with the both of us. Do you want to come?

Rui Xing: Sure, why not.

Wen Xi: It's on your off day, Saturday, 10th December. 12.30pm, at Coffee now café.

Rui Xing: Alright. Does the café allow pets?

Wen Xi: Yes!

Rui Xing: YAY ok!

They ended their conversation there for the night.

[1] Hana means flower in Japanese