Wowee! Just last nite, I was reading all the postings about labor et al, making sure my box of supplies was at the ready... petting Pearl and looking for any signs of impending anything...
I finally went to bed, Pearl ate a huge dinner I might add, and this morning at 5:45, my husband sat bolt upright in bed and said "Did you hear a 'mew'?" Well, we're in the middle of a heat wave here in San Diego, and we've been sleeping with the large window open. "It's probably a bird", I yawned.
Then I heard a mew.
I jumped out of bed and called for Pearl. She didn;t come. She always comes when I call for her, always. I looked in the nesting box in our room. Not there, I looked in the other box we set up for her in our adjacent sitting/computer room..not there. Another mew. Under the bed!
She'd had 5 babies all by herself, with no help! And not a peep from her! She'd cleaned up quite a bit already. All of the babies were out of their sacs, two were still attached to placentas, but by 6:15 or so, she'd had that all tidied up too!
She let me put them in the box, and then I put her in it too. She's so good, she just purred and rubbed her head against my hand.
Whew. I took some pictures, as soon as I figure out how to post them, I will!
ps: Thanks for the kind words last nite Katie!
I finally went to bed, Pearl ate a huge dinner I might add, and this morning at 5:45, my husband sat bolt upright in bed and said "Did you hear a 'mew'?" Well, we're in the middle of a heat wave here in San Diego, and we've been sleeping with the large window open. "It's probably a bird", I yawned.
Then I heard a mew.
I jumped out of bed and called for Pearl. She didn;t come. She always comes when I call for her, always. I looked in the nesting box in our room. Not there, I looked in the other box we set up for her in our adjacent sitting/computer room..not there. Another mew. Under the bed!
She'd had 5 babies all by herself, with no help! And not a peep from her! She'd cleaned up quite a bit already. All of the babies were out of their sacs, two were still attached to placentas, but by 6:15 or so, she'd had that all tidied up too!
She let me put them in the box, and then I put her in it too. She's so good, she just purred and rubbed her head against my hand.
Whew. I took some pictures, as soon as I figure out how to post them, I will!
ps: Thanks for the kind words last nite Katie!
