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Elena looks at her brave little puppy and hopes - tearful and heartbroken.
“I need to do a full protein blood panel on her.” Dr. Julio takes out the clear IV drip bag with the
solution set. He pinches her puppy and inserts the needle into the shaved section of back and hangs the
bag on the rolling metal hook. She whimpers and her eyes roll back: becoming lifeless for about two
minutes.
“What if my puppy needs an operation?” said Elena, a bit terrified. She looks into Alma’s
worried eyes. Alma squeezes her hand tightly.
“They are working on her,” Alma responds.
“We would operate on her in one of the two operation rooms you see behind me,” reassures
Consuelo.
“What is that?” asks Elena.
“It a negative pressure room.”
“Negative Pressure?” asking Alma.
“It prevents cross-contamination by generating negative pressure to flow into the room by not
escaping from it. As the door opens, air is pushed out – not in.”
“We have to clip her nails.” Handing a pair of clippers to Consuelo, “Start with the front left
paw.”
Dr. Julio clips her back left paw and then her back right paw. The little puppy regains
consciousness and looks up at Elena.
“Every time she takes a step on her claws, the pain shoots up her nerves,” said Dr. Julio, “It’s like
she is walking on nails.” Turning to Consuelo, “Finish this while I get the blood work ready.”
Dr. Julio steps over to the medicine area and returns with five vials, a syringe and an orange
rubber strip.