3Kittens/Chatons (Branwen x Tora)

Here she is, bless her, just before giving birth to her kittens tonight, 3/4 April. She had a difficult time, bless her, with four breeches out of five. Two unfortunately, didn't make it - a Black girl and a Cream boy. They were stuck, head shoulders and forepaws inside, the rest of the body dangling.
The first, a bouncing Lilac boy, had a bit of a struggle, as the placenta was trying to come out with him, but he made it, and immediately headed for the milk bar. I had to take Branny to the duty vet, 17 km away, with the second , and he removed the dead kitten with some difficulty - then gave Branny a shot of oxytocin. She very soon gave birth to a live Cream boy. Nothing happened for some time, and the vet sent me home, assuring me that all would be well, and that the remaining two might take the rest of the night to emerge, but there were 9 chances out of ten that there would be no more problems.
We got the tenth chance.
At midnight, another breech, but who struggled into the world eventually. The last one, the other Cream boy, finally slid out, dead, while I was phoning the vet to tell him that we were reliving the drama of the second kitten.
Poor Branny is exhausted, but she's lying flat out in the breeding pen, under the infra red lamp, with her three little survivors snuggling up to the milk bar. I think the smallest one is female, either Blue Tabby or Blue Torbie.
Audrey's little Chocolate Tabby boy is having a bit of a relapse, and needs a lot of care at the moment. He's such a little fighter, he deserves to make it!

Notre chère Branwen a finalement 3 beaux chatons, après une mise-bas difficile (4 sièges sur 5 chatons) Après un beau Lilac, qui a eu quelque peine à sortir, on a dû aller chez le vétérinaire pour qu'il fasse sortir un pauvre chaton coincé, avec la tête, les épaules et les pattes avant dedans. Il a fait une injection d'oxytocin, et Branwen a fait un mâle Crème Tabby. Ensuite, il m'a renvoyée à la maison, en disant qu'il y avait certainement encore deux, mais que cela pourrait durer jusqu'au matin. Il m'a assurée qu'il y avait 9 chances sur 10 que tout se déroulerait parfaitement - mais on a eu la dixième chance! A minuit, une petite fille (Bleue Tabby ou Bleue Torbie) est arrivée péniblement, aussi à reculons, et finalement, un Crème, le même scénario que le deuxième, bloqué de la même façon. J'ai finalement réussi à le dégager, mais il était mort, malheureusement.
Les trois petits survivants semblent bien aller. Branny est très fatiguée, bien sûr, mais elle est couchée calmement, et laisse têter ses bébés.