Kendra, seated in the tense silence of the waiting room, found her attention drifting to the muffled voices emanating from behind the vet's door. Words like "swelling" and "rapid decline" floated through the gap, striking a chord of familiarity. Her ears perked up as she recognized the parallels with her own puppy's symptoms. The staff's discussion about similar cases sparked a growing unease in Kendra, hinting at a more widespread issue than she had first realized.