When the shoe shop was being renovated, Zhang Zian had thought about connecting the door to the pet shop so that he could enter the shoe shop directly from inside the house without going through the outside. However, after some hesitation, he gave up on the idea. He felt that there was no need to make such a big fuss. After all, even if he walked through the door, the distance between the two main doors was only about ten steps for an adult man.
The shoe store was slightly larger than the pet store. It would be a waste to use it as a cat delivery room. Zhang Zian hadn't figured out how to use it yet. Considering the impact of the Love Lovely Pets incident, he was afraid that in the next two to three months, the sales of ordinary pets in Binhai City would drop significantly. Based on the principle of not sitting around and eating away at the mountain, it might be time to introduce new pets … but he hadn't thought about the type of pet yet.
He put on his clothes as he went downstairs. He tried to be as light as possible to avoid disturbing the elfins and pets, but he still made a lot of noise when he opened the shutter door.
However, compared to the sound of fireworks coming from all directions, the sound of the shutter door was nothing.
The wind was quite cold at midnight, and there was a strong smell of gunpowder in the air. It was pungent, but it was also nostalgic.
Zhang Zian walked out of the door and remembered that he had forgotten the key to the shoe store. He quickly went back to get it. When he came back to the door of the shoe store, Fina was waiting impatiently.
"Dilly-Dallying all day, what use do I have for you?" she said discontentedly.
Zhang Zian used his phone as a flashlight while he unlocked the door. Just as he was about to explain, he heard pecking sounds coming from the bedroom window on the second floor of the pet store. He looked up and saw Richard's face pressed against the glass. It said mischievously, "Quack! Did you hear me? I told you not to rub and grind. Be careful that you don't become a needle! "
Zhang Zian waved his fist at it, indicating that he would let it have its way for now. He would deal with it later. Tonight, he was going to hang it up for the whole night!
He opened the shutter door of the shoe store and pushed open the glass door inside. While Zhang Zian was still fumbling for the light switch, Fina had already jumped in.
He didn't have the night vision of a cat, and he wasn't familiar with the layout of the shoe store, so he could only fall behind.
In order to keep the delivery room dark and quiet, the lights on the second floor of the shoe store were all low-wattage. Even if the lights were suddenly turned on at night, it wouldn't disturb the pregnant or giving birth cats.
Zhang Zian went up to the second floor. Even though he was anxious to check on the female cats, he could only tiptoe around. He saw Fina standing outside a delivery room cubicle, staring solemnly into it.
Looking through the glass of the door, a female cat was pacing back and forth anxiously. There was a hint of panic in its cries. It was obviously the first time it had given birth. To prevent the pregnant cats from interfering with each other, there was only one cat in each cubicle.
Fina glared at him for his tardiness and motioned for him to open the door.
After opening the door, a gust of hot air gushed out. The temperature in the delivery room was obviously much higher than in the pet shop, because newborn kittens needed to be at least 30 degrees Celsius to avoid death due to hypothermia. As the delivery room, the renovation focused on thermal insulation. Every compartment had an electric heater embedded in the wall.
Since the area of each cubicle was not large, one electric heater was enough. It was embedded in the wall to prevent the cats from scalding themselves. After all, curiosity killed the cat. Every year, there were many cats that were burned by the fire.
Apart from that, there was also a central air outlet in the ceiling to prevent the room from being too stuffy during the summer.
When the female cat saw Fina, its body immediately froze. It was trembling from excitement and nervousness.
Fina raised one of its front paws and pointed at the cardboard box in the corner, indicating for the female cat to go in and wait for birth.
With Fina there, the mother calmed down a little, and obediently crawled into the cardboard box. There was a small electric blanket under the cardboard box, and the temperature was about 35 degrees Celsius when it slept on the electric blanket.
But … that was all Fina could do. After all, it had never given birth before. It could only help the female cat in its heart. Part of its calmness was due to being reserved, but most of it was a forced act.
It turned its head and glared at Zhang Zian. "Why are you still poking here? You're like a piece of wood! Go and do something! If the cats are harmed, I will hold you responsible! "
Zhang Zian shrugged helplessly. He had actually prepared everything that could be used in the delivery room. But during the female cat's delivery process, unless it was an emergency, people should try not to interfere. The female cat should deal with it on its own. This was a valuable experience for the female cat. If it could survive the first time, the second time would be even smoother.
That being said, under Fina's aggressive gaze, Zhang Zian couldn't just stand by and watch. He took out the first aid box in the corner and took out a pair of scissors, cotton thread, alcohol, iodophor, milk bottle, and goat's milk powder. Then he plugged in the electric kettle and started boiling water. He had to pretend that he was busy.
The scissors and cotton thread were for when the female cat might encounter a difficult birth. The milk bottle and milk powder were for when the female cat ran out of milk. Of course, it was best if he didn't have to use them.
Compared to dogs, a cat's delivery process was much safer. Even if there was a difficult birth, there was no need for human intervention. Cats were much more flexible than dogs.
The female cat lay on its side in the cardboard box. It looked up at Fina from time to time, as if Fina's gaze made it feel more at ease.
There was a low-wattage night light in the delivery room. Zhang Zian could barely see that the female cat's abdomen was wriggling periodically. The frequency of the wriggling was gradually increasing. This was probably the contraction.
The female cat's cries were getting sharper, and its breathing was getting faster. Occasionally, it would make a snoring sound, just like a human snoring.
The water in the electric kettle was boiling. Zhang Zian poured hot water into the thermos flask, but he didn't put the cap on. He inserted a thermometer into the flask and let the water cool down to a suitable temperature. Then he put the lid on the flask.
Fina stared at the female cat nervously. Its eyes were bright, and its vision wasn't affected by the dim light.
Suddenly, it cried out in surprise, "What … What is that? An old … mouse? "There was a rare hint of panic in its voice.
Zhang Zian couldn't see clearly because he was too far away, but he knew that there were no mice in the shoe store. Even fleas couldn't get in, let alone mice. He walked closer and saw a thin black tail between the female cat's hind legs. Fina mistook it for a mouse's tail.
"No, no, that's a kitten's tail," he explained in a low voice. "The kitten is about to be born."
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