Adorable Pet Daily Life Ch. 106

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Shen Luo sighed. "Alright then, talk."

Turns out Ethan had run into the golden retriever by chance. While he was off playing, he saw her bouncing happily in the sunlight and ran over to join. The two of them had spent the whole afternoon playing together. Ethan had never even seen her owner. What a mess.

Shen Luo helplessly patted Ethan on the head. Even if Ethan had tricked the dog back here on purpose, Shen Luo still couldn't bring himself to blame him—especially since Ethan didn't even know.

So, they all waited there to see if the golden retriever's owner would show up.

As time went by, the crowd of visitors slowly trickled away. The nearby vendors also started packing up, and the patrolling staff began urging everyone to start cleaning up and heading out.

There was still no sign of the golden retriever's owner, not even a shadow, so Shen Luo had no choice but to take the dog back with him.

Besides, this golden retriever seemed super easygoing. A dog with high alertness wouldn't just follow a stranger, and wouldn't even take food from someone unfamiliar—just like the dog at Shen Luo's home. But this one? Say "let's go" and it'd follow you. Offer food and it'd eat it. Totally a dumb, sweet little fluffball.

Shen Luo honestly couldn't imagine what kind of person owned this dog.

By the time they got back to the hospital, it was already past seven. Shen Luo had called Wang Bo earlier, so he already knew what was going on and had stayed behind to wait.

Handing over the medical log to Shen Luo, Wang Bo stretched with a big yawn and said, "I already tried letting the owl fly around. It did pretty well—only took a few tries to get the hang of it. It flew a loop around the room. Might still need a few more days before it's ready to go outside, though."

Shen Luo glanced at the owl in the cage and said, "Nice. Once the exhibition event's over, I'll take it to the park to practice flying."

"Oh, and someone dropped off a cat they rescued from a drainage pipe today. I cleaned it up. Keep an eye on it—the cat doesn't have any major injuries, but the skin condition is pretty bad. Gotta remember to change the meds regularly."

Shen Luo took out the hedgehog and placed it on the table, which instantly caught Wang Bo's attention. "What's that?"

"Oh, it's a hedgehog. I'm planning to take it home and let it roam free."

Since finding the hedgehog, Shen Luo had already fed it two carrots and three small biscuits. The little guy acted like it could never get enough.

Wang Bo rarely had a chance to deal with hedgehogs and found it super interesting. He couldn't resist opening the cage, gently picking up the hedgehog, and examining it carefully in his hand.

The hedgehog had curled up into a little spiky ball by now. Wang Bo didn't seem worried about getting pricked, even though those spikes could really hurt.

After studying it for a while, Wang Bo said, "This hedgehog's kinda weird."

"What do you mean?"

Wang Bo took another look, then set the hedgehog down on the table. It stayed balled up for quite a while before finally relaxing and crawling around.

Now Wang Bo was sure of what he was thinking. "Its body shape looks kinda off."

Shen Luo let out a long sigh. "Can you not build suspense like that?" He'd seriously thought something was wrong—like maybe the hedgehog was carrying some nasty parasite or something. That could mess up the entire hospital. Of course, Shen Luo had already done a basic check earlier and hadn't found anything sketchy.

Wang Bo asked, "You sure there's nothing off about this hedgehog?"

Shen Luo said, "Seems fine to me. I mean, it eats a ton. If it's fat, I guess that explains it?"

"Not necessarily!" Wang Bo said, acting all mysterious.

Shen Luo smacked him lightly. "If you've got something to say, then just say it. Stop stalling and acting all mysterious."

Wang Bo said, "It's probably pregnant. Hedgehogs are usually pregnant for about a month to a month and a half. Around mid-pregnancy, they eat like crazy—probably because the babies are developing super fast. Once she hits the later stages, her appetite should go back to normal, and the pregnancy signs will be a lot more obvious by then."

Shen Luo was half-convinced. Was his luck really that wild? He just happened to pick up a pregnant hedgehog?

"You sure it's pregnant?"

Wang Bo carefully placed the hedgehog back in the cage. Once it was in its familiar spot, it calmed down a lot. Pregnant hedgehogs usually got noticeably rounder, and moving around became a hassle, so most of them preferred to just stay still and rest up.

To be sure, Wang Bo stayed for over an hour to observe it before finally coming to a conclusion, "Yeah, it's definitely pregnant."

Hedgehogs got pregnant pretty easily. As long as they mated successfully—or even just shared a cage—it was usually a done deal. Once they were pregnant, they'd get chubbier, eat more, and poop more. Their pee and poop would change, too—not quite like before.

Wang Bo hadn't had a ton of hands-on experience with hedgehogs. Most of what he knew came from books, so he had to watch and confirm it for himself.

Now the hospital had one more expectant mom.

Ah Fei was already pregnant. She just quietly kept to herself these days, not picking fights with the other animals anymore. Mengmeng was pregnant too, but that little brat didn't act like it at all—constantly running around. Her mood swings were a lot worse, though, and Duoduo was usually the one who suffered for it.

With this new hedgehog added to the mix, it looked like the hospital was about to welcome a wave of new lives. Shen Luo felt the pressure creeping up on him.

Now that he knew she was pregnant, Shen Luo couldn't just release her into the wild. Pregnancy was tough. If she couldn't adapt to a new environment, it could be dangerous for both the mom and the babies. So the hedgehog got admitted to "inpatient care" for the time being. Since they didn't know when she got pregnant, she had to be monitored every day.

Shen Luo picked out a quiet, shady corner just for her. Other than feeding her, they tried not to disturb her at all. Hedgehogs ate fruit and bugs and all kinds of stuff, but they especially liked protein-rich insects. So Shen Luo gritted his teeth and bought her some mealworms. The mother hedgehog was clearly thrilled—she munched them down like a champ.

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