She's had two kittens since this photo was taken almost an hour ago. Although Kitty's noticeably thinner already, Sarah thinks she feels about four more.
- Last month's related post:
- Is she or isn't she?
Updates:
8:10p With two kittens | 8:50p Two kittens |
9:25p Still only two kittens | · |
11:30p Kitty's resting and nursing her five newborns after being moved into a large pet taxi.
I'm intrigued by how well things fell into place tonight:
- After a pair of neighborhood dogs had shown up to harass Kitty during her supper, she was so hissing-mad that I suggested Sarah come back indoors. She stayed though, and helped Kitty through several hours of difficult labor.
- Sarah heard and then saw signs of coyotes in the vicinity, possibly attracted to the smell of fresh meat. I suspect the kittens (and perhaps even Kitty) wouldn't have survived the night if she'd chosen to nest in an unsecured spot and have her kittens alone.
- And to top it off, Sarah's on Spring Break, so there's no concerns about getting to bed for an early morning. How great is that?
Now this is what blogs must really be for. I hope the future for these new arrivals is not a problem for you. What a touching story of how this event unfolded. Sarah has experienced something I never have.
ReplyDeleteActually, I think minute-by-minute announcements (AKA microblogging) are best left to Twitter. I went ahead and used my blog for Kitty's labor-and-childbirth updates, though, since my family's cellphone plan doesn't have Texting capability ... which Sarah complains about almost daily. (btw she's the reason we had it disabled years ago.)
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