The birth of life was a magical and solemn process. Even the arrogant Fina widened its eyes in shock.
"That … That's a mouse's tail! How could it be a cat's tail?!" Fina glared at Zhang Zian in disbelief. "If you dare to lie to me, I'll hand you over to Snowy Lionet!"
Zhang Zian felt even more helpless. "That really is a kitten's tail. Kittens are small and fragile, completely different from adult cats. Look at those round pandas on TV. They're big enough, right? In your eyes, a panda's cub is probably no different from a mouse … "
"Is that true?" Fei Na was dubious.
"Of course. If the kitten is too big, it'll be difficult to give birth," he said as he took out a pair of disposable rubber gloves from his medical kit.
"What are you doing with these?" Fina stared at his hand. It had a bad feeling about this.
"We might be in trouble," he explained honestly. "Usually, it's better if the kitten's head comes out first, but if the tail comes out first …"
Just like human babies, kittens should come out first with their head. If the tail came out first, the limbs would get stuck, and it would be difficult to give birth.
If a human mother encountered this situation, she would probably have to perform a C-section, but the mother was more flexible. Even so, Zhang Zian still had to be prepared for the worst.
He wiped the scissors clean and soaked them in alcohol to sterilize them.
To be honest, his heart was pounding. He wasn't sure if the scissors would hurt the kitten. After all, he wasn't a professional veterinarian.
If Sun Xiaomeng was here, he could send the mother to her clinic if there was any danger. But she had gone back to her hometown, and the other pet clinics and hospitals nearby were probably closed.
As time passed, the mother realized that something was wrong. It looked back at the space between its hind legs and hesitated for a moment. Then, it tried to lick it to lubricate the birth of its kitten.
It was Fina's turn to be anxious. It had nowhere to go, so it could only walk around in circles.
Every time the mother contracted, the kitten would come out a little, but then it would go back into the mother's womb.
"Hey! Are you just going to watch? Why don't we pull the cub out? "It suddenly had an idea and suggested.
Zhang Zian shook his head. "No, we can't pull it so casually. The baby is very fragile. Its muscles and bones are not formed yet. If we pull it too hard, it can easily paralyze the baby … Let's wait for a while. Don't worry."
"Don't worry? You make it sound so simple! "Fina said angrily." It's not like you're in labor! "
Zhang Zian explained, "You don't know this, but a female cat's labor process can last a long time. Sometimes it can even last a whole day. Although the cub is born upside down, only its tail has come out, so it doesn't need our help. Let's wait and see if its hind legs can come out smoothly. "
He took out a tube of glycerine from the medicine box. It was the kind used to treat constipation. He cut it open and moved it near the female cat.
The cat stared alternately at him and Fina, then stuck its head between its hind legs to lick.
Zhang Zian waited for it to stop, then gently pulled one of its hind legs and dripped a few drops of glycerine near the cub's tail. He used his hand, which was wearing a rubber glove, to smooth out the glycerine. It had a much better lubricating effect than the female cat's saliva.
The effect of the glycerine was almost immediate. As the female cat's uterus contracted, one hind leg came out, followed by the other.
Fina wasn't satisfied with watching from afar. It also came to the side and watched the labor process nervously.
The female cat instinctively turned over and licked a few times, then exerted more strength. Zhang Zian occasionally dripped two drops of glycerine to lubricate the cub. It didn't matter if the cat ate the glycerine, since the main ingredient in hair cream was glycerine.
The cub's body was gradually revealed. Unlike the female cat's chocolate color, the cub's body was darker, due to the thin film covering its body.
"Why isn't it moving? Is it dead? "Fina asked anxiously. It was referring to the cub.
"No, don't worry, we can't see anything right now." Zhang Zian told it to calm down.
The female cat continued to exert strength. Half of the cub's body was already out, so it didn't need the glycerine anymore.
Two front limbs appeared one after another. Fina's nervous mood finally relaxed a little.
However, at this critical moment, the cub's body seemed to be stuck again.
The female cat exerted strength again and again, but the cub's head was still inside the mother's body.
Zhang Zian didn't continue to wait. He lifted one of the female cat's hind legs with one hand and gently held the film-covered body with the other.
"What are you doing?" Fina asked. "Didn't you say we can't pull?"
"The situation is different now." Zhang Zian stared at the connection between the cub and the female cat. "Only the head is stuck in the body. If we wait any longer, the cub might suffocate!"
He didn't dare use too much strength, but he couldn't not use too much strength either. He held the cub's body and slowly pulled it out.
The female cat seemed to know that he was helping it give birth, so it stopped trying to lick the cub. Instead, it forcefully contracted its abdomen.
Zhang Zian's hand suddenly lightened. The cub's head was pulled out.
He quickly let go and checked the cub's condition.
The female cat turned around and looked at the black, bloody, and abnormally smooth little guy. It was stunned for a moment and didn't know what to do. It didn't seem to understand that this was the baby that came out of its body.
The cub's body was covered in amniotic membrane, and it was connected to the female cat through the umbilical cord and placenta.
The female cat hesitated for a moment, then lowered its head and extended its mouth towards the cub.
Zhang Zian's heart was in his throat. This was the time to test the female cat's maternal instincts. If the female cat opened its mouth to bite the cub, he had to stop it. If the female cat just sniffed and didn't do anything, then he had to tear open the amniotic membrane covering the cub's mouth. Otherwise, the cub would suffocate.
Luckily, the female cat only stuck out its barbed tongue and licked the amniotic membrane open for the cub. It also licked up the amniotic fluid on the cub's body.
After breathing in the fresh air, the cub wriggled its body and woke up. Even though its eyes weren't fully open, it was already very cute. It meowed softly, like it was calling for its mother or greeting the world. It didn't sound like a cat, but more like a bird.
Fina finally relaxed. "It did a good job. It deserves a reward."
Zhang Zian stared at the female cat's stomach. "It's not time to celebrate yet. There's more than one cub in its stomach."
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