Boobs!

Originally posted on my private blog- posted to http://indikon-tonkinese.blogspot.com/ on 06/01/11

Forgive today's post, which is entirely on the subject of Indigo's nipples. Yes, there's no end to the excitement you find on this blog. I may have mentioned before I lead a very sad life... lol.

But she is now showing DEFINITE signs that she is pregnant. Did I say her nipples had turned the faintest, rosy pink? Just two days ago??? Look at THESE...

Woah mama!

The photo quality is, as ever, appalling, and I did lighten the picture a little, but you get the general idea. They are now bright pink, and much larger than they are ordinarily. This is known as 'pinking up', occurs at about three to four weeks of pregnancy, so Indigo is right on cue :)

As well as changing colour, the surrounding areas are now ever so slightly fuller. Not in terms of milk coming in, that won't happen yet, but she'll be having changes in the tissue to allow this to happen.You can see where the fur on her belly is now slightly displaced. That's Indigo on my lap, by the way, having deliberately turned herself upside down and is sticking her feet in my face. She likes to have them massaged. Such a peculiar cat, she is!

Obviously we still have the lab test results to come, but I've decided I'm going to act like that isn't an issue. What will be will be, and worrying about it isn't going to change anything. Obviously if I had other Tonkinese, and was showing them, I would be keeping them away from shows, I'm not going to any shows myself, and I'm staying away from other cats in general. I'm still taking all the necessary precautions, as it were.

But in terms of preparing for the kittens' arrival and enjoying Indigo's pregnancy, I'm not going to let the lab tests hang over us. Indigo is pregnant, and I am delighted :)