When he heard licking, Zhang Zian's eyes opened immediately .
He tilted his head and saw Fina asleep . He hesitated, unsure if he should wake it up . However, after he saw the third kitten's tail come out, he shouted to wake Fina up . It was another breech birth, and he might need help .
The mother kept meowing, and it sounded like it was in pain . The kitten seemed bigger than its two siblings, which wasn't a bad thing . Bigger kittens usually grew up to be strong . However, at that moment, it was difficult on the mother .
The mother stared at him, then it stuck its head between its back legs and continued to lick .
Zhang Zian leaned on the wall to stand . He quickly grabbed the vial of glycerin enema and rubbed it on the kitten's tail .
One of its back legs came out, but the other one was stuck inside its mother .
Bloody fluid gushed out of the mother's body . It was in great pain . Its meows got louder and it was twitching .
"Crap! I think the amniotic sac ruptured in its body," Zhang Zian said nervously . "If it stays like this for too long, both the mother and the kitten may die . "
"What? What should we do? Should we pull the kitten out?" Fina replied .
"Not right now, we can't pull it like this . I have to adjust the kitten's position so that the mother can push it out . " This was the only way he could think of that didn't endanger the mother or the kitten .
He stared at the mother's stomach and silently counted its breaths . When it inhaled, the kitten retracted a little, and when it exhaled, the kitten slipped out a little . However, the leg that was stuck couldn't slip out completely .
Zhang Zian put his hand behind the kitten's butt, and while the mother inhaled, he pushed the kitten back into its body .
The mother screamed and curled its body . It even changed its position because it wanted to jump out of the cardboard box .
"Meow!"
At that moment, Fina made a noise that made it stop fighting . It lay back down in the box .
Zhang Zian took advantage of the moment and pushed the kitten's other leg back into the mother .
The mother was exhausted . As it lay in the cardboard box, it tilted its head to one side to stare at Zhang Zian with gratitude in its eyes . It understood that he was trying to help it just now .
Zhang Zian was sweating from nervousness and because it was hot in the room . He wiped it off and said, "Thank you . If it wasn't for you just now, we'd be in trouble . "
"I know . " Fina pouted .
"Tell it to change positions . The kitten might come out at a different angle . "
Fina meowed a few times, and the mother cat moved accordingly .
Zhang Zian applied more glycerin enema near the kitten's tail and massaged the mother's belly . As the contraction started, both of the kitten's back legs popped out .
The kitten was huge . After its legs came out, the butt got stuck, and the mother screamed in pain once again .
"I'll help pull it out . "
Zhang Zian gently grabbed the kitten's legs and tail, but there was a problem . His gloves were slippery with blood, and he couldn't get a good grip . He had to tear off a piece of clean gauze and put it in his palms to be able to grab anything .
While the mother pushed, he pulled . After an enormous amount of effort, the kitten was finally out .
The mother was too exhausted to lick off the amniotic sac for the kitten . It lay on one side of the cardboard box and gazed at the kitten .
Zhang Zian removed the part of the amniotic sac that covered the kitten's face, but the kitten wasn't moving . It didn't even open its mouth to breathe .
He wrapped the kitten in paper towels and grabbed the thermos of hot water .
The temperature of the water dropped to 40 degrees Celsius . Zhang Zian poured the water into a small basin and dipped the kitten's body into the water . He held the kitten with one hand and used his other hand to open its mouth . He needed to put the cotton swab in its mouth so that it could absorb the amniotic fluid .
He didn't have a hand to spare, so he needed Fina's help . "Help me massage its back . "
The always fearless Fina seemed a bit scared . "Didn't you say that my scent would get on it?"
"We can't worry about that now, we have to revive it!" Zhang Zian said . "Quick, massage its back . "
Fina stretched out one paw and pressed on the kitten's back carefully . "Like this? Am I pressing too hard?"
"No, that's perfect . "
As Fina massaged, the amniotic fluid in the kitten's lung leaked out . It suddenly moved, and a squeak came out .
"Should I stop?" Fina wanted to pull its paw back .
"No, keep going . " Zhang Zian got another cotton swab to soak up the amniotic fluid in the kitten's mouth . He had already gone through four cotton swabs .
The mother just stared at them .
Three minutes passed, and the kitten was still moving and making noises .
Zhang Zian had to resort to his last trick . He told Fina to stop, and he slowly closed his hands around the kitten so that the kitten's entire body was caged between his palms . Then he swung his arms up and down to force the amniotic fluid out the kitten's lungs .
It was a dangerous move . The swinging could break the kitten's neck or spine .
After the third swing, the kitten coughed out the amniotic fluid and started screaming .
Zhang Zian was so relieved . When he opened his palms, the kitten was breathing on its own, its life no longer in danger .
He wiped down the kitten's body so that it was free of Fina's scent . After he made sure that it was clean and dry, Zhang Zian placed it next to its mother .
The exhausted mother smelled it and brought it near its breasts to drink milk . If it hadn't accepted the kitten as its child, Zhang Zian would've had to feed the kitten himself .
Zhang Zian was covered with sweat, and Fina was panting from the heat . They were no longer sleepy, but the night was still young .
"We'll wait to see if there are more . Get some rest . " He leaned back against the wall and closed his eyes .
Fina didn't want to take a nap . It gazed at its front paws and took a whiff . The kitten's scent was still there . It looked at that kitten differently now . They had a bond .
Saving a cat's life felt really good .
It tiled its head to look at Zhang Zian . I guess, sometimes, he isn't so useless .
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