Three Brothers, Three Outstanding Veterinarians

By Ya Rui & Chen Yixuan

In the remote interview conducted by Special Focus Magazine, Doctor Zong Meng reported, “I am 29 years old, while Zong Chao and Zong Gai are both 28. They are twins.We are all new veterinarians. And our wives are also veterinarians.”After that, Zong Meng sent me their relevant certificates proving that they were pursuing top veterinary skills. What’s more,they had received high-end professional training in Beijing,Shanghai, Nanjing, Taiwan and many other places.

Looking at the X-ray photos after the operation, I felt a sense of relief for the young eagle-owl,while simultaneously showing my approval for the Zong brothers’amazing veterinary skills. The bird’s left leg was inset with a total of eight screws and was fixed with a steel plate. You can imagine how delicate the technique is in this bone surgery done for such a small creature.

The successful operation is a result of the combined efforts of the Zong brothers. “Zong Gai is an anesthetist. In all major operations, he is in charge of anesthesia. Zong Chao is adept at surgery, and my wife Zhang Kun is good at ultrasound examination.”Zong Meng said proudly when introducing the fortes of his vet family.

Zong Meng said that the operation took 45 minutes and went quite well. I asked him the normal price of an operation like this, to which he replied that it cost about 7800 yuan. For a small private animal hospital, this was not a small amount. I wondered why he volunteered to perform this operation, and Zong Meng told me two reasons. The first was that his wife, Zhang Kun, loved wild animals with all her heart and was willing to lend her skilled hands, and the second one was that wild animals were not like domestic pets. The care towards them was purely out of love.

It’s great that one family member is a vet. Why are the three brothers and their wives all veterinarians?

Zong Meng explained, “When I was 7 years old and my twin brothers were 6, we took care of a puppy together. Later, it died of illness. There was nothing we could do to save it. We were so overwhelmed with grief at the incident that we could never get it out of our collective memory.”

This may have actually been fate. Zong Chao was assigned to a police dog unit of the Special Forces after he was recruited into the army. He studied veterinary medicine and took care of police dogs in the base. Zong Meng likewise studied in veterinary medicine. Zong Gai majored in anesthesia when he was at college.After Zong Chao and Zong Gai retired from military service,the Zong brothers unanimously agreed to establish an animal hospital and named it Runlong.They were determined to devote themselves to helping and protecting animals. (Translation:Zeng Penglin)

一门三兄弟 个个好兽医

文/亚睿 陈伊璇

“我29岁，宗超、宗盖都是28岁，他俩是孪生兄弟，我们都是初出道的兽医”，医生宗猛接受本刊远程采访时谦虚地说，“我们的媳妇也都是兽医。”说完，宗猛把他们的资格证书和各种培训学习证书，一个接一个地发给我看。从培训资格证书看得出，他们是追求精湛技艺的，他们到北京、上海、南京、台湾等地参加过曽医专业的高端培训。

看着他们给雕枭做完手术后的X光照片，我一边为小雕枭感到庆幸，一边打心底里为他们兄弟几个的医术喝彩。小雕枭的腿上一共打了八颗螺钉，用一块钢板固定起来。可想而知，要为这样一个小小的生灵做接骨手术，手法得有多细腻。

手术是宗猛兄弟三人共同努力的杰作。“宗盖是麻醉师，凡是重大手术，都得经过他实施麻醉。宗超擅长外科，我媳妇张琨善长超声检查。”宗猛把兄弟几个的绝活一一亮了出来。

宗猛说，手术花了45分钟，还算顺利。我问他，像这样的手术，正常情况下得多少钱？他说大概要7800元左右。我很好奇，对于这样一家小小的私立动物医院，这笔钱不是个小数目，可他们却自愿免单。我问他免单的原因，他说了两个方面。一是她爱人张琨酷爱野生动物，逢求必救。二是野生动物不像家养宠物，大家都是出于爱心救助，各尽善心。

一个家庭出一个曽医已经了不起，为什么他们兄弟三人连同妯娌三人，都当了兽医呢？

宗猛道出了个中原委：“我7岁、他们6岁那年，我们兄弟三人共同养了一只小狗，后来小狗病死了。面对小狗的死，我们无能为力，很是伤心。这件事，在我们童年的记忆里留下了很深的印记。”

上苍冥冥之中也有安排。宗超当兵后被分到特种兵警犬基地，学兽医，爱护警犬；宗盖上学时学的麻醉专业：宗猛学的也是兽医。宗超、宗盖退役后，三兄弟想到了一起，办起这家曽医院，并取了个好听的名字“润珑”，他们决心将救助动物生命这份爱心事业干好。

宗氏三兄弟，宗猛（左）、宗超（中）、宗盖（右）The three brothers, Zong Meng (left), Zong Chao (middle) and Zong Gai (right)