| August 21, 1997 Westminster, Colorado
Nibs our cat gave birth to three healthy kittens. I got a call from
Janis ~4:00pm
saying that a kitten was already born. I raced home, meeting the same dang
train at
three separate railroad crossings. When I got home heard the story of how
Nibs had
come over to Mary and began squatting and whining. That was the first clue
things
were happening.
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With the first kitten, Nibs was a bit frantic. She didn't
know to use the box we'd
provided. So she dropped her tabby under our hutch in the dining room.
Somehow,
before I got home, Janis had gotten Nibs and kitten #1 into the box.
Everyone was leaving Nibs alone, so she wouldn't feel flustered having
to deal with
gawkers. I went nearby and it seemed to not bother the new queen. So I
got to watch
the birth of #2 and #3. Mostly she'd lick and preen, then moments before
a kitten
would arrive she'd yowl and contort a bit. A couple more yowls and there'd
be a
new kitten! It was dark in the box so we used a flashlight, now and then,
to get
a better look.
After the third kitten was born, Nibs relaxed. I sensed that she was
done. Emma
noticed that the last gray kitten was still attached to "stuff".
Dr Janis and Dr
Kelly performed an "afterbirth-an-ectomy" - eeeuuu. Janis tied
off the umbilical
cord with thrread and cut it while I assisted.
These kittens are sooooo cute.
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