"Pregnant?"
Xia Yuan was very surprised after hearing what the veterinarian at the pet hospital said:
"No wonder we saw its belly was so big, we thought it was fat..."
Lin Youxi added, "After all, it's a stray cat. Its food is definitely not as good as that of a domesticated cat."
"So, should we adopt it?"
Xia Yuan blinked her big eyes and stared at Mei Fang, then at Lin Youxi, who was observing the calico cat that was squinting its eyes and sleeping. "But I heard that if an adult cat wanders around for too long, it won't get used to being a domestic cat..."
Mei Fang was trying to search for information on adopting stray cats. After hearing what Lin Youxi said, he became a little discouraged. "There is indeed such a problem... But, let's make this cat healthy first, and then we can make plans."
Mei Fang paid the pet hospital to take good care of the calico female cat. On the way back home, Xia Yuan suddenly sighed, "Come to think of it, our three families have never had any pets since we were young. My dad is allergic to animal hair, so—"
"My family doesn't have the conditions, but Ah Fang can raise one? I remember your family seemed to have raised little yellow ducks before."
Mei Fang shook her head and said, "My sister used to raise ducklings secretly, but she sent them back to grandma's house when they grew up a little. In the second half of the year, my sister went to see the ducks, but they had already been killed and made into cured duck. Xiaoya cried a lot during that period and didn't touch duck meat for a long time."
"That's... pretty pathetic."
Xia Yuan took Lin Youxi's hand and said, "We have just put the cat in the pet hospital, but should we keep it? I want to hear your opinions."
"I still say the same thing, I have nothing against cats, but I can't say I like them that much..."
Lin Youxi looked at Xia Yuan's expectant eyes and said, "But raising a cat must be very hard, and this is a pregnant female cat. She will have many kittens to raise in the future. We are so busy with work and school, I am afraid we don't have time to take care of her."
"If the three of us take turns to look after it, there will always be time... Ah Fang, Ah Fang, what do you say?"
"I… "
Mei Fang drove leisurely while mumbling, "I think we have a connection with this cat... After all, we live on the fourth floor. There are so many places for it to rest, but it chose our balcony..."
"Then I'll go place an order for cat food, cat litter, cat house, cat strips and cat toys now!"
"Why are you like a child—"
Lin Youxi was complaining when Mei Fang added, "Don't buy the cat house yourself. I'll go look at it with you... Sanhua is going to give birth to kittens, so we should buy a bigger one."
But speaking of it, our Ah Fang is also a child...
Lin Youxi couldn't help but smile, "Don't prepare too much, after all, they may not be willing to live with us."
"How could that be? Sanhua was abandoned by the scumbag cat. Now that it is homeless, it will definitely not refuse our love and care for it!"
Mei Fang added, "It doesn't matter if the cat abandons you, you can just buy a new cat."
"No, Fang! It's not that I don't love this cat! I already have feelings for it!"
"You've only been taking care of it for a short time... It's not bad that you've developed feelings for it now."
In the following period of time, the three of them began to busy themselves with preparations for the arrival of the new family member. Xia Yuan and Mei Fang were responsible for the preparations for purchasing cats. Although Lin Youxi did not participate, she also began to watch some videos and read some books on the precautions for raising cats.
Within a few days, the calico cat recovered in the pet hospital. When taking the calico back home, Xia Yuan and Mei Fang tried to use cat food to lure the calico cat over and get close to it. The calico cat didn't seem to be shy at all. After eating the cat food Xia Yuan fed it, it consciously got into the cat bag.
The veterinarian at the pet hospital reminded the three people, "Because the cat is pregnant now, she can't be vaccinated directly. The vaccine will contain weakened viruses, which will affect the development of the fetus. If you want to adopt this cat, you must not be scratched by the cat during this period, otherwise the consequences may be very serious."
"I, I understand. We will be careful."
Because it has been carefully cared for in the pet hospital, the calico cat lying in the cat bag has a relaxed and comfortable expression. Its left side is black, the right half of its face is orange, its lower belly is basically white, and its body is also orange, black and white crossed together. It looks very cute with its furry appearance.
(The AI effect is not good, the online picture is deleted if it infringes, by Zhihu AuWc)
Xia Yuan held the cat bag in his arms and observed Sanhua, while Lin Youxi was watching quietly beside him.
“It’s looking at me! This mother cat’s expression looks very wise… It’s looking at you, it’s looking at you! I really want to pet it.”
Mei Fang, who was driving, reminded Xia Yuan: "The pet hospital has bathed and disinfected the cat, so it should be okay to touch it, but you must not make it angry, otherwise it will be terrible if it is scratched."
"Yeah, I know!"
Mei Fang and his group carried the cat back home. As soon as Xia Yuan entered the house, he couldn't wait to check the doors and windows. After making sure they were all closed, he asked Mei Fang to let the cat out.
"Hello, hello, is this your new home?"
The released calico cat walked back and forth with graceful steps, looking around. Xia Yuan used a cat teaser to lure the cat closer and introduced the cat furnishings in the house to the calico cat.
“Here’s the water place!”
The calico cat came over and licked the water in the cat food bowl.
"This machine allows you to enjoy self-service cat food! Look, just dial it like this and you can eat."
Xia Yuan personally demonstrated to Sanhua how to flip the switch to make the cat food fall out of the machine. This Sanhua was also quite smart, and Xia Yuan taught it how to use the switch after only a few times.
"This is the place to sleep!"
Sanhua lay in the cat nest for a while, but he didn't seem to be very interested in the big cat house against the wall that Xia Yuan and Mei Fang bought.
"This is the place to poop, you can't poop anywhere else, or I won't like you anymore."
The calico cat stepped on the cat litter, loosened the soil of the litter, and became familiar with the smell of the litter.
Xia Yuan has been patiently teaching the calico cat to get used to all the facilities at home. The calico cat seems to be very cooperative throughout the whole process, but it does not meow constantly like other cats, giving people an impression of being smart and cool.
During this process, Lin Youxi and Mei Fang had basically no room to intervene. They just watched Xia Yuan guide the process. Lin Youxi couldn't help but teased Mei Fang.
"Yuanyuan is so patient, she is really suitable to play the role of mother."
"After all, my mother is a teacher, and I loved playing the role of mother when I was playing house since I was a child..."
Lin Youxi smiled and said, "I feel like when our child is born, it would be nice if Yuanyuan could take care of him alone."
"Hey, hey... why are you so lazy?"
"We are all mothers, it doesn't matter."
Lin Youxi stuck out her tongue at Mei Fang.
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(End of this chapter)