672 Birth (1/2)

Chapter 672: Birth

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The miracle of life was a magical and solemn process. Fina, who despised everything, widened its eyes in amazement.

”That's clearly a rat's tail.” Fina glared at Zhang Zian. ”If you're joking, I'll feed you to Snowy Lionet!”

Zhang Zian explained, ”That's a kitten's tail. Newborn kittens are tiny and weak.”

”Really?” Fina doubted.

”Yes, labor would be much more difficult if the kittens were too big.” As he spoke, he took out disposable rubber gloves from the medical box.

”What are you doing?” Fina stared at his hands, and had a bad feeling.

”We might be in trouble,” he said honestly. ”The kitten's head is supposed to come out first, but the tail came out.”

Just like humans, kittens and puppies should come out head first. If the tail came out first, their limbs could get stuck.

If this happened to a human, the only option would be to have a C-section. However, cats were more flexible, so they had more options. Either way, Zhang Zian prepared for the worst.

He disinfected the scissors in alcohol. Honestly, he didn't know what he was doing. He wasn't a professional vet. He didn't know if the scissors would hurt the kittens.

It would've been great if they had Sun Xiaomeng, but she had gone back to her hometown, and most pet clinics were closed for the holidays.

After a few minutes, the cat realized something was wrong. It looked down between its legs, and hesitated before it tried to lick itself to lubricate the way for the kitten.

Fina was anxious because there was nothing it could do. It felt helpless.

The kitten seemed to come out little by little, with each contraction, but then it retracted back into its mother. It was stressful to watch.

”Hey! Are you just going to watch? Pull the kitten out!” Fina suggested.

Zhang Zian shook his head. ”I can't. The kitten is fragile, it isn't fully formed. If I pull it out, the kitten can come out paralyzed. Let's wait a bit more. Don't stress out.”

”'Don't stress out?' That's easy for you to say!” Fina said angrily. ”You aren't the one giving birth!”

Zhang Zian sighed. ”You may not know this, but labor can last a long time, sometimes a whole day. The kitten is breech, but it doesn't need our help right now. Let's wait and see if its back legs come out.”

He went through the medicine box and took out a vial of glycerin enema, which was used to treat constipation. He opened it and moved closer to the mother.

The mother stared at him and Fina, then stuck its head between its legs again.

Zhang Zian waited until it finished licking, then applied a few drops of glycerin enema around the kitten's tail. It was a much stronger lubricant than the mother's saliva.

It worked almost immediately. During the mother's next contraction, the kitten's back legs appeared, one by one.