I practiced medicine in ancient times

There are many reasons for cattle bloating, such as eating too much gas-producing food, such as beans, fresh green grass, wheat straw, etc.

Indigestion, lack of exercise, improper drinking water, etc. can all cause bloating in cattle.

However, after the previous consultation by Xu Qingyi and Bai Yan and the current examination, it is certain that the cow's bloating was caused by eating soybean meal and grass.

Once you know the cause of the disease, as long as you prescribe the right medicine, it is only a matter of time before the disease is cured.

Originally, to treat cow bloating, one only needs to gently massage the cow's rumen to help expel the gas, but this method is only suitable for cows with less severe bloating. Judging from the cow in front of us, this treatment method is not suitable.

Either use folk remedies, such as mixtures of garlic, white wine, vinegar, etc., which are usually used to quickly relieve symptoms, or take prescriptions for treating bloating.

But since the cow could no longer eat anything, these treatments were of no use.

Now the only thing that can be done is Bai Yan to perform puncture treatment.

When a person has lung puncture to treat pneumothorax, the gas in the chest cavity is extracted by negative pressure suction through puncture, so that the pneumothorax returns to normal and achieves a therapeutic effect. If there is a lot of pleural effusion, which compresses the lung tissue, the excess pleural effusion can also be extracted through puncture to expand the lungs and facilitate breathing. These are the therapeutic effects of puncture.

Cattle are treated with rumen puncture and gas release.

"I didn't expect that the knife I ordered has not been used on a human, but on this cow."

"Wait a moment." When Xu Qingyi saw Bai Yan was about to take out her surgical instruments and perform puncture and deflation treatment on the cow, Xu Qingyi held Bai Yan's hand and asked her to wait a moment.

"Doctor Xu, can you tell what's wrong with my cow? Can you cure it?" When the village chief Niu saw Xu Qingyi coming out of the cowshed, he couldn't wait to ask Xu Qingyi.

"The cow ate grass and soybean meal and the weather was too hot, which caused the cow to have bloating.

If it is just common bloating, drinking soup and medicine to treat bloating can solve the problem.

However, your cow currently has severe bloating, so these are of no use.

So we need to use a more powerful treatment method." Xu Qingyi said at the end, looking at Village Chief Niu, meaning that it would be dangerous to use a powerful method to treat this cow, and it's up to you whether to treat it or not.

"Do we need to use strong means to cure the cow? Will it kill the cow?" Before the village chief Niu could say anything, Niu Dabian beside him started to call out.

"If your cow had been delayed for another day or so, even without our treatment, it would probably not have survived tomorrow. The decision to treat it is up to you.

We are just saying it out loud, just in case.

Besides, my two sisters also want to cure your cow. After all, Village Chief Niu has promised that if we cure your cow, he will give us two sisters one tael of silver as a reward." Xu Qingyi made it clear again.

"Then let's treat it. Doctor Xu, how confident are you?" Niu Da wanted to say something, but he was glared at by Village Chief Niu, with an embarrassed look on his face. After a moment of hesitation, Village Chief Niu gritted his teeth and made the decision.

"There's a 50-50 chance that it can be cured." Bai Yan's voice came from the cowshed.

However, at this time, Bai Yan had already found the location of the cow's stomach.

While Xu Qingyi was communicating with Village Chief Niu, she also shaved the hair on the cow's stomach so that she could puncture and release the air later.

She was not worried that Village Chief Niu would ask her to stop and not treat his cow. After all, his cow would die if it was not treated. There was a 50% chance that it could be cured if she treated it. As long as one was not stupid, he would know how to make a choice.

"Treat it. Since there is only a 50% chance, it all depends on the animal's luck." Village Chief Niu glanced at the ox that was gasping for breath. If it wasn't treated, it wouldn't survive until tomorrow night. If it was treated, it might still have a chance to survive. Village Chief Niu naturally knew what to choose.

The location of the cow's stomach is the most bulging part of the rumen on the left side of the abdomen. When the village chief said to treat it, Bai Yan held the needle in his left hand and pierced it directly into the stomach quickly, fiercely and accurately.

This needle is a special needle for Baiyan. It is sharp at the bottom and smooth and round at the top. It is four inches long and was custom-made by Baiyan for door installation for use in puncture and deflation. I didn't expect to use it on this cow today.

Along with it, there were "puff" sounds of air being released, and also waves of unbearable stench.

Bai Yan frowned, but she did not come out of the cowshed. She also needed to pay attention to controlling the deflation speed to prevent the cow's intracranial pressure from increasing and causing it to die directly.

As the gas continued to be discharged, the cow seemed to feel comfortable. Its eyes gradually became clearer, its breathing became smoother, and it even let out a slight "moo".

"Hey, the cow is mooing." Niu Da heard the sound of the cow mooing. He didn't care about the unpleasant smell in the cowshed and ran into the cowshed.

Village Chief Niu also came along and couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's amazing! This cow was half dead before, but now you have cured it so well, right?"

When Village Chief Niu saw that his cow's eyes had regained clarity and it could even moo, he was overjoyed.

Bai Yan smiled slightly and said, "This is just a trick."

Village Chief Niu disagreed. He pointed at the cow and said, "Three doctors from your clinic have come to treat my cow before, but none of them were able to cure it. The condition is getting worse.

Look at this cow. It looked like it was dying before, but now that you have cured it, it is completely transformed! This is not something that ordinary people can do."

Bai Yan just smiled faintly and didn't say much. She knew in her heart that curing this cow was not a magical thing. As long as you master the correct methods and techniques, you can do it. Doctor Li and his team didn't cure it because they didn't know the principle of puncture and deflation.

Seeing that the cow's belly was gradually shrinking as the air was released, Bai Yan pressed the cow's belly with her fingers. When she saw that it was no longer bulging due to bloating, she knew it was almost time to stop.

Bai Yan pulled out the needle and wiped the needle hole with a cloth. He planned to go back and disinfect it with strong liquor. He also asked Village Chief Niu to bring strong liquor and wipe the puncture site on the cow to avoid infection.

However, just after Bai Yan pulled out the needle and left the cowshed not long ago, the cow slowly stood up, mooing continuously and started eating dry straw in the cowshed.

His current appearance is completely different from his previous appearance when he was sick and about to die.