The repetitive tasks of the clinic and the quarantine bay were boring to some but I quite enjoyed getting to follow up on the animals and tracking their recovery. In particular animals that I’d been involved with from the beginning.
I woke up my tablet to check George’s status report so I could compare it with how she was doing today. Surgery was taxing for any animal and it was important to keep a close eye on her recovery.
“Hello.” I crouched down on the other side of George’s quarantine bay.
She lifted her head and chirped, the fins by her head wiggling.
“You look bright.”
George thrilled, a sound I hadn’t heard before. She pecked at the insects in her food bowl, eating the first thing since I started working with her. A fantastic sign that she was already feeling better.
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