{"sf1_id":951371,"sf2_id":"ve3KV4de","title":"Ridixin (Part 2)","author":"pizzaplatinum","words":561,"posted_at":"2016-01-04T05:31:00.000Z","tags":["Animal Hospital","Ridixin","Wolf","injury"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/951371-ridixin-part-2","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/ve3KV4de","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/62/7b/627baef6-9bb3-47ec-acd6-7034594e534e","description":"#10 of Old stuff/To fix/etc.","content":" **As I jump into the van** , my assistant and start racing down the highway to get to a wolf that was hit by a car traveling at extremely high speeds, but that seems to still be alive. We race down the highway at ninety miles per hour, and then, after five minutes, we're there. I jump out of the van, show the police my ID, ordained by a velvet badge showing my position as chief veterinarian at Gladania Animal Hospital, and see a peculiar sight. A bright blue wolf with white markings, but with most of its coat stained dark red with blood. Following procedure, we move it onto a stretcher, and into the heavily modified van. Inside the van, I hook the animal up to a heart rate monitor, and its heart seems to be beating pretty normally, taking into account the factor that it almost just got run over. I run a quick visual diagnosis, and it seems to be in a comatose state, with numerous broken bones. \"Step on it,\" I shout to my assistant, who decided now would be a good idea to hook up his iPod.\n\nWhen we arrive at the high-tech hospital, I steer the wolf to an empty room. My medical assistant, Shawn, runs towards me, and starts getting the x-ray ready. As it boots up, I look over the lupine's blood-stained body once more. Sighing, I ponder how my gag reflex, along with the feeling of disgust, virtually disappeared after I took this job. My assistant brings me back to reality as I'm informed the x-ray is ready. After we count, it seems that seventy-eight bones are broken, and another thirty-two are fractured. But that's better than expected, as it should've been dead upon impact. I check its heartbeat, and am shocked to see that it's medically normal. Such a drastic increase in only thirty minutes. \"You might want to check this out, Shawn.\" He walk over, and see nothing obvious in the new x-ray. \"What's wrong?\" \"Check out the heart rate readings.\" I say, motioning him to the small CRT screen at the corner of the machine. After inspecting them, he says, \"Such is the miracle of nature.\" I look back at the wolf, confused. Pretty tough cookie. \"Let's get it washed up.\"\n\nWe put the wolf in a harness, and lower it into the soapy water of the bathtub. We each grab a sponge, and start rubbing the wolf clean. \"Favorite part of the job, because it doesn't involve surgery.\" says Shawn. \"I don't know,\" I reply, not really listening. I look at the wolf again, and realize it looks kind of cute, having almost a cartoonish quality to it. Trying to add some humor to the situation, I say, \"Hun, those colors can't be natural.\" to the wolf, who's unaware of this little retort. Shawn just looks over at me, then back to his work. \"Could be a stray, abandoned by its owners.\" \"Yeah, could be.\" I say, focusing back on my work. It could have been a trick of the light, but I thought I saw its legs twitch for a second. After we finish washing and drying the wolf, we put it in a large cage with a bed, done with medical tests for the day. We hook up an IV to it, and close the door.\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Old stuff/To fix/etc.","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/950966-ridixin-part-1.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/952851-mlg-poem-credited-to-simon.json"}}