Cornflower is in labor, with Opal as midwife! Tune in LIVE!!

Tune in LIVE to witness the most beautiful co-birthing with our rescue kitties, as Cornflower gives birth for the last time with Opal by her side: https://TinyKittens.com/live 🐾🥰 We livestream the stories of our rescued cats, 24/7, uncensored, to raise awareness about the realities of cat overpopulation in a way that inspires compassion. Watching Cornflower, Opal and friends give birth for the last time is a great way for parents and kids to experience the “miracle of birth” without letting their own pets give birth. Cornflower has Type B blood, which means her kittens are at risk of a fatal condition called Neonatal Isoerythrolysis. Thankfully, we do have a way to eliminate the risk of NI... but it’s going to be very difficult: We will need to blood type each kitten as it is born, ideally using blood from the umbilical cord. This means we will need to remove kittens from mom as soon as their placentas come out, open the sac and get the kitten breathing, tie off the cord, take the blood, run the test, and while the test is running, get the kitten dry, check for cleft palate, check gender, listen to heart and lungs, and get a weight. If the kitten has type B blood, it can return to mom and start nursing safely. If the kitten has type A blood and is allowed to nurse in the first 24 hours after birth, the anti-A antibodies from Cornflower's colostrum will be absorbed directly into the kitten’s bloodstream and kill the kitten’s red blood cells. To save the lives of these kittens, we need to prevent them from nursing for the first 24 hours after they are born. We will keep type A kittens in our incubator and feed them formula every two hours for the first 24 hours. After 12-18 hours, the kittens’ guts will close so they are able to digest the anti-A antibodies instead of absorbing them into their bloodstreams. This means it will be safe for non-B kittens to return to mom and nurse as usual after 24 hours. While typically type B blood only occurs in 6% of cats, the Hellga colony so far has had 77% of cats with type B, so we are optimistic smudge will have some type B kittens. Meet the cats at our Hellga Colony: https://Tinykittens.com/hellga Please send all of your pawsitive energy, love, thoughts, prayers our way, as we take on our most intense birthing spree yet! Thank mew so much to our #TinyVillage for your unwavering support throughout the rescue rollercoaster we ride together! We could not do this without you. ❤️ #rescuecat #kitten #live #birth Subscribe to our channel for more incredible rescue stories, unfolding LIVE 24/7! DONATE to support our rescue efforts: https://tinykittens.com/donate Other ways to help: https://tinykittens.com/help Find us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/tinykittens Insta: https://instagram.com/tinykittensHQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tinykittenshq Twitter: https://twitter.com/tinykittenshq https://tinykittens.com