Today's vet visit was a tremendous success! Not only is Willow exhibiting signs of being more confident, happy and generally well but now her weight is up to 6 3/4 lbs (a 1/2 lb gain)! Her ears were also given a clear bill of health, though we are to continue cleaning them daily. They gave her a quick x-ray to determine if her kittens were far enough along to have skeletons and therefore could count them easily, but alas, there were definite fetal sacs (at least 3!) but no skeletons. (The image is alas, not from today's visit, but illustrative of what we wanted to see).
While we initially expected 5-6 kittens, getting 3-4 is actually a blessing. Having fewer kittens to push out and nurse will be less of a strain on her young system. Since she is so young and small, I do worry about possible complications from delivery, but am keeping a stiff upper lip, a cool head and the emergency vet's number close at hand!
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