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Tuesday, April 04, 2006

The Birth of the Pups
Hey guys

I promised pictures of the pups. So here they are.


The Young Ones

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Piggabom's water bag burst just as I reached home from the VOX concert. I thought Pa was just over-reacting and I proceeded to eat my dinner. Pa soon came running into the hall and whispered with a proud grin on his face that Piggabom had given birth to a pup. Soon 5 more pups arrived in a span of 2 hours. To some people, it may be pretty gory watching the birth. However, to our family, the moment was a special one as we watched and waited for the arrival of the puppies one by one, with bated breath. The pups are the size of big hamsters and almost immediately, Piggabom started to suckle them. At 12 midnight, we decided that Piggabom could handle the situation and we went back to our rooms. At 2 plus, we came down to check on Piggabom and her pups when we heard some scratching noises from below. We found Piggabom, looking terribly exhausted with 2 more pups lying on the floor. This time, they were blue and lifeless. As Bro and I gingerly cradled their small, fragile bodies, we tried ways and means to bring them to life. I tried rubbing them to give them heat. Bro tried to give them some CPR.

Alas, it was too late.

As the warmth sapped away from the bodies of the pups, we knew we had done our utmost. We had no tears in our eyes but in our hearts, we were mourning silently for them. We put them away in a biscuit box and uttered a short prayer that they would be in heaven. I named them Golden(Male) and Goldie(Female) before going off to bed at 3 am.

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