Crackle!
Bang!
Bang!
Hearing the sound of firecrackers and the opening and closing of the shutter door, Famous yawned and woke up.
Was Zhang Zian finally back? He was setting off firecrackers before, and he was setting off firecrackers now, so it should have only been a few minutes. He was just taking a nap … Famous thought as it opened its eyes.
Huh?
The sky was already bright, and the elfins were woken up by the sound of firecrackers. They stretched and yawned.
There were footsteps on the stairs, and Famous looked towards the bedroom door.
Zhang Zian came back with two panda eyes. His face was full of exhaustion, and he looked extremely sleepy.
Fina was not far behind him, yawning one after another.
"Did you guys … just come back?" Famous asked in surprise. "Did you guys spend the whole night next door?"
"What do you think?" Zhang Zian sat heavily on the bed. "Good lord, when it was almost dawn, the first cat gave birth to five kittens. We were about to go back to sleep, but then another cat was about to give birth. The two cats together gave birth to 11 kittens … Cathy's breeding manual didn't mention anything about getting two cats pregnant at the same time … That's killing me!"
Fina didn't say anything. She jumped into her princess bed with her eyes closed, hooked the light gauze curtain with her tail, and fell asleep instantly.
God knows what they did that night. They were busy helping the two mothers give birth, and they had to check on the condition of the newborn kittens. Because the mothers had exhausted all their energy just from giving birth, they fell asleep after giving birth, leaving the kittens to fight for milk in their arms.
The kittens were born around the same time, but their size and strength were quite different, especially the third kitten that the first mother gave birth to. It was bigger than its siblings, and it occupied the best spot in front of the mother's chest. The fifth kitten was the thinnest and weakest. Its eyes weren't open, and it couldn't find a place to drink milk. Instead, it was pushed to the side. Zhang Zian had to pick it up and put it back in front of the mother.
After the second female cat gave birth, Zhang Zian and Fina thought that it was finally over. However, after the first female cat woke up, it preferred the third, stronger kitten. It often ignored the fifth kitten. Although it didn't refuse to let it drink milk, it didn't purposely pull it to its chest. This was the nature of wild animals. In a litter, only the strongest kitten had the highest chance of survival, so it was more favored by the mother.
The second mother wasn't completely reassuring either. It treated all six of its kittens equally, but the problem was that it didn't seem to have enough milk to feed all of them.
Luckily, Zhang Zian had prepared goat milk beforehand. He mixed it with a small amount of glucose, and took turns to pick up the kittens that weren't full, and dripped it on their tongues with a dropper.
They couldn't just take care of the kittens. They had to pay attention to the kittens, because they were weak after giving birth. In order to replenish their energy as soon as possible, they had to increase their appetite by two to three times.
Zhang Zian had prepared canned cat food beforehand. He opened it and shook it in front of their mouths, then poured it into their usual food bowls in the corner. He let them leave the cardboard box and eat in the corner. He used this opportunity to change the old newspapers in the cardboard box and put the blood-stained ones into a garbage bag. He was going to throw them out later.
However, manual feeding wasn't enough. Feeding 11 kittens every two to three hours would be exhausting, and it wouldn't solve the root of the problem. In addition, some mothers liked to keep their kittens to themselves. If humans interfered too much, they might hide with their kittens in their mouths. Although he didn't have to worry about that with Fina around, it wasn't a good idea to let the mother worry all day.
He was thinking about buying a few Crucian Carps to make soup. This thing could increase the milk, and was suitable for both cats and humans. As long as there was enough milk, he didn't have to worry about the skinny kittens not getting enough milk.
The problem was … today was the first day of the Lunar New Year, so the vegetable vendors wouldn't be opening their stalls, and supermarkets might not have Crucian Carps for sale.
When he was finally done, his legs felt like jelly. Seeing that it was already bright outside, he opened the curtains of the delivery room to let the morning sun shine into the room. After giving birth, the kittens didn't need a dark environment anymore. On the contrary, they needed to bask in the sun. After giving birth, the kittens were prone to calcium deficiency, and calcium deficiency was very serious.
There were many benefits to basking in the sun. First of all, it could kill germs with ultraviolet rays. Secondly, there was a little-known benefit: when a cat's fur was exposed to the sun, it would produce vitamin D, and when the cat licked its fur or the kittens' fur, it would ingest the vitamin D, which was widely recognized to aid in the absorption of calcium.
After everything was settled, he saw that the kittens and the kittens were sleeping peacefully under the sun. He finally let out a sigh of relief, and sleepiness hit him.
"Thank you for your hard work. Let's go back first." He called out to Fina, who was so sleepy that she couldn't think straight anymore.
Before this, he had never really stayed up until the sun rose. Smelling the smoke mixed with the cold wind, he watched the children in their new clothes holding their parents' hands and happily visiting relatives to collect red envelopes. He felt very happy. He had successfully saved the lives of all 11 kittens given birth by the two kittens for the first time. It gave him a huge sense of achievement.
However, a sense of achievement couldn't replace sleep. He returned to the store and briefly explained what had happened last night. After preparing breakfast for the elfins, he immediately pulled the covers over his head and fell asleep.
He didn't wake up until noon, and it wasn't natural. He was woken up by the sound of knocking on the shutter door downstairs.
"Mr. Store Manager, Happy New Year …"
Lu Yi Yun was standing outside the store, wearing a brand new coat. She had come to work on the first day of the Lunar New Year, but Zhang Zian had told her to wait until the second day. But that was good. He was a bit busy.
"Happy New Year," Zhang Zian replied, scratching his messy hair.
"Uhh … What happened?" Lu Yi Yun asked in surprise. Usually, Zhang Zian would have opened the door at this time, and she noticed that the store hadn't been cleaned yet. He looked like he had just woken up.
"No … No, the Abyssinian cat gave birth to kittens. It was just last night. She didn't sleep all night." Zhang Zian yawned and explained simply, "Come in. Later, you can send a message to the public to tell everyone the good news."
"Ah! Really? "Lu Yi Yun was pleasantly surprised." A lot of people are very concerned about this! I'll go take a look! Aren't the kittens very cute? How many are there? "
She didn't have time to put down her things and rushed to the shoe store to see the kittens.
"Wait, don't bring Jasmine!" Zhang Zian stopped her.
"Oh!" Lu Yi Yun took off her backpack and let Jasmine play in the store. She ran to the shoe store with her phone and took pictures of the kittens drinking milk around their mother.
"Amazing! I counted 11! "she said excitedly when she came back." Store Manager, did you deliver them all by yourself? "
"Sort of," Zhang Zian said casually.
He couldn't tell her that Fina delivered the babies for him. He had just boiled some water and was going to drink some tea to refresh himself. Although he was very sleepy, he couldn't sleep anymore. There was still a lot of work to do in the store.
"What a pity …" she said regretfully. "I also want to see what it looks like when they give birth to kittens …"
"It's okay, there will be more opportunities in the future. I promise you'll get sick of it." Zhang Zian rubbed his temples. "Oh yeah, do you know where I can buy Crucian Carp today?"
"Crucian Carp?" she repeated. "Mr. Store Manager, you want to eat Crucian Carp?"
"Not me, the two female cats will eat it for milk," Zhang Zian corrected her. "But there's no one selling vegetables at the market today. I don't know where to buy Crucian Carp, and I don't know if the nearby supermarkets have it either. Even if I buy it online, it won't be delivered today."
"Uh … I'm really sorry, I don't know either …" she answered in a low voice.
In fact, he had asked the wrong person. After all, Lu Yi Yun was a super otaku. She only went between her rental house and the pet shop every day. She didn't even know her way around this street. How could she know where to buy Crucian Carp?
"Then forget it. I'll think of another way." Zhang Zian didn't have much hope. He sighed and said, "But I have to get Crucian Carp today. I'll go to the nearby supermarkets later and see which one sells Crucian Carp."
Lu Yi Yun didn't feel good about not being able to help. Zhang Zian hadn't slept all night, and now he had to go out again. She felt useless.
She sat down, turned on the computer, and began to edit the public account. She created a new group message and inserted the photos of the Abyssinian kittens into the article. She was still thinking about the problem and trying to come up with a solution.
She was responsible for this work every day, so she was very familiar with it. She quickly edited the article with pictures and text. Then she browsed through the comments and answered some questions from customers. If there was something she didn't understand, she would ask Zhang Zian for help. If Zhang Zian didn't understand, he would look it up and tell her.
Suddenly, she had an idea and suggested, "Mr. Store Manager, why don't we make an announcement and borrow a few Crucian Carps?"
"Borrow fish?" Zhang Zian's mind was still not fully awake. He didn't understand what she meant.
"Yeah, there's strength in numbers. Maybe someone has Crucian Carp!" She said. "If we can borrow or buy, we can. If we can reimburse the travel expenses, there will definitely be people willing to lend a helping hand."
Zhang Zian thought about it and felt that this proposal was feasible. It was the most reliable way at the moment. It was much better than looking for Crucian Carps like a headless fly. It would save him a lot of trouble. So he slapped his thigh and said, "That's a great idea! Let's do it. They borrow arrows, and we borrow fish! "
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