te school and now seeking revenge when he had the chance at work?
"Apart from the above reasons, Cocker Spaniels have another rather serious potential hazard." Said Zhang Zian, "They have genetic defects."
"Genetic defects?" Meng Li became quite serious, because even the "omnipotent" graduates could not do anything about problems like that.
"The famous case about genetic defects are those of Scottish Folds. It is well known that the bones in the hind limbs of Scottish Folds are susceptible to abnormal development." Zhang Zian caressed the head of the Cocker Spaniel softly. It stuck out its tongue to lick his wrist. "The genetic defects of Cocker Spaniels lie in their eyes—they have higher chances of getting cataract than other breeds."
"Cataracts..." Meng Li could not explain his feelings hearing this—he was worried but also was relieved. Comparing to the genetic diseases in Scottish Folds’ bones that were incurable, cataract did not seem like a severe disease.
"Yes, cataract." Said Zhang Zian certainly, "Many people cannot accept that after purchasing the pets, they will have to prepare another budget to cure diseases for them, especially when the chances are high that their pets will get the diseases. Removing cataracts is a small surgery to humans, but it is a major surgery to dogs. Dogs have bigger crystalline lenses than those of humans, and are more sensitive. Under poor hygiene situations, the operative incisions of the dogs will become infected, inflamed, or ultimately lead to blindness. If you plan to buy this Cocker Spaniel, you must take this possibility into consideration."
"Oh." Meng Li didn't speak for a long time.
Zhang Zian caressed the fur of the Cocker Spaniel and waited patiently for Meng Li’s decision. In fact, though the possibility was high that Cocker Spaniels would get cataracts, it seemed like a lower possibility compared to the 100% chance that Scottish Folds will get bone disease. Scottish Folds were very adorable, and even knowing that the cats would bring them pain and torture, people kept buying them, hoping their cats wouldn’t have the disease. But Cocker Spaniels were not that lucky...
When he saw the Cocker Spaniels at the Pet’s Home breeding base, Zhang Zian thought that Sun Yinian was out of his mind to bring in such unpopular dogs...
Meng Li didn't care about the money for curing the disease, he just worried whether it was curable and whether there would be any long-term effects.
"Will it definitely get the disease?" he asked.
"Not necessarily." Zhang Zian gave his advice, "This one is 4 months old. If you are worried, you can come back 2 months later."
"Why 2 months?" Meng Li asked. "Is it because winter is suitable to perform cataract removal surgery?"
"No, I didn't mean that." Zhang Zian explained, "It can be ascertained whether a Cocker Spaniel will ever get cataracts when it's 6 months old. So, if you don't want to take the risk, you can come back in 2 months, and by then you will know whether it needs surgery or not."
Zhang Zian understood Meng Li’s hesitation. No one wanted to buy a sick dog. Not only would people have to spend extra money, but they didn't feel well seeing their pets get sick. Cocker Spaniels had the possibility to have cataracts, of which the symptoms would show when it was 6 months old, and experienced veterinarians could make a definite diagnosis easily. If people really wanted to buy Cocker Spaniels and worried about their genetic diseases, they could try to buy puppies over 6 months old.
Meng Li was deeply astonished by Zhang Zian’s honesty and understood further why Professor Wei Kang would recommend buying pets at his shop.
"If no one buys it when it is confirmed it will have cataracts two months later, then how are you going to deal with it?" Meng Li asked tentatively.
"I will only sell it after its disease is cured," Zhang Zian answered without hesitation. "I will have the owner of this clinic to give me a discount on the surgery. When I bought it from the pet breeding base, I had prepared myself for its disease, and I also told the veterinarian here—because that breeding base belongs to her family!"