Adorable Pet Daily Life Ch. 82

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Many people heard that cats sometimes bite their own kittens to death, or that some cat moms ignore their babies, so they thought cat moms had no maternal love. Actually, that was not true. Animals were different from humans, so their ways of loving were different too. Some cat moms were new and didn't know what to do at first, so some cruel things happen. Humans loved their children too, but you couldn't deny that some people abused or even abandoned their own kids.

Shen Luo swallowed his tears and said, "Then let's start the surgery!"

Every minute later, the kittens would be more in danger.

Also, they didn't know how long this cat had been pregnant. Hopefully, it was full term. Otherwise, even if they did a C-section, the kittens might not survive.

Wang Bo and Wang Wei quickly went to prepare after hearing Shen Luo. The cat was struggling to breathe, her eyes fixed on Shen Luo, which made his heart twist. The most helpless thing was watching a life fade away right in front of you but being powerless.

Soon, Wang Bo cut open the mother cat's belly and found the uterus. He looked and said, "The internal organs are bleeding. No wonder she vomited blood."

There were five little bundles in the uterus. Wang Bo carefully took them out one by one. Wang Wei and Shen Luo hurriedly caught each kitten and laid them on a clean towel.

Shen Luo had delivered kittens many times before and knew these little cats were definitely premature, very small, but still had a chance to survive.

After stitching the belly, the mother cat completely weakened, barely able to breathe.

Shen Luo carefully placed the five kittens within the mother cat's sight. Her eyelids slowly drooped, and after a long breath, she stopped breathing.

Shen Luo couldn't hold back his tears any longer.

Wang Wei cleaned the already lifeless mother cat's body. Wang Bo checked the five kittens and sadly said, "Three of them have no heartbeat. The other two are very weak."

Shen Luo wiped his eyes and said, "The three kittens will be buried with the mother cat. We must do everything to save these two."

Wang Bo nodded, "We'll do our best."

But since the kittens were premature, raising them would take a lot of effort.

The dead mother cat and her three kittens were buried at Shen Luo's small farm. There was a designated spot on the farm just for burying animal bodies. After all, a pet hospital couldn't avoid the death of animals, so handling their remains was a necessary part of the job.

After burying the dead cats and dogs, Shen Luo would plant a small sapling next to the little mound of dirt. If the sapling died, he'd just plant a new one. Over the years, those trees had grown into a small grove.

Cat and dog bodies were small and didn't need the giant coffins humans used. After being properly handled, they were placed in a box and buried underground. The little mounds weren't noticeable at all—over time, they'd gradually disappear. That's why Shen Luo chose to plant trees—something to mark the spot.

The two kittens left behind by the mother cat were tiny, practically premature. Their eyes hadn't even opened yet. They had to be fed goat's milk drop by drop by gently prying open their delicate little mouths. Feeding them too quickly would make them choke. Taking care of them was exhausting.

It was around this time that Shen Luo noticed something—after giving birth, Qiuqiu's maternal instincts had gone into overdrive. She couldn't tear herself away from the two orphaned kittens. She often came over to check on them and even tried to nurse them. Shen Luo had never seen a mother cat like this. Most mother cats were paranoid about their kittens getting mixed up with others. But Qiuqiu looked like she wished she could scoop up every kitten and keep them close.

If it were possible, Shen Luo would've loved to let Qiuqiu nurse the kittens. But they didn't know how to suckle on their own yet—they had to be fed at specific times. So no matter how much Qiuqiu wanted to help, there wasn't anything she could actually do.

Shen Luo hadn't been back to the farm for days, staying at the hospital instead and taking turns with Wang Wei to look after the kittens. They had to be monitored constantly, fed even at night, and their bowel movements had to be tracked too. The two of them took shifts sleeping.

After a few days, the kittens finally stabilized. They could wiggle around on their own now, and their breathing and heartbeat had become more normal. They were still weak from being born early, but at least they were no longer teetering on the edge of death.

That day, Shen Luo found time to head back home. Brother Hei and his gang were thrilled to see him, leaping up and trying to climb on his back. As stray dogs, their biggest fear was being abandoned again.

"Alright, alright, stop jumping! I'm so tired. Don't worry—I'm definitely not leaving you guys. Two kittens almost died, so I had to stay and keep watch. Don't be scared!"

The four-dog gang had now turned into five. The yellow dog who had stood guard over its buddy's body on the highway had slowly come out of its grief, but it still refused to go to the hospital. It just tagged along with Brother Hei crew now. The original four were all long-legged mutts, and with the short-legged yellow dog in the mix, the squad looked a bit off-balance.

Shen Luo named the yellow dog Huang Pizi. It was just a name anyway.

After washing up and changing clothes, he double-checked everything around the house. Once he was sure all was well, he collapsed into bed and immediately started snoring. He hadn't had a proper sleep in days. He still had to cover the night shift for Wang Wei so the guy could finally get a good night's sleep too.

Now that the kittens were stable, everyone at the hospital could finally breathe again. When they talked about that day, their eyes still got red. Things had happened so fast that no one really had time to look closely, but the wounds on the mother cat looked suspicious—maybe someone had done it on purpose, maybe it was an accident. At this point, there was no way to know for sure.

But if someone had really gone after a pregnant cat like that... that would just be plain evil.

Because of the whole kitten situation, Shen Luo had been running on fumes. He and Wang Wei both had dark circles under their eyes and looked like a pair of pandas.

A grade-schooler came in holding his blue-eyed cat, Lan Jing, saying he needed a check-up.

"How'd you do on your last test?" Shen Luo asked.

The kid perked up and said, "Got full marks in all three subjects! So Lan Jing gets to stay!"

As Shen Luo did the check-up, he said, "That's awesome. Congrats."

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