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Sweetmint had several herb piles prepared, knowing that Riversong would be kitting any day now. She heard the moans and quickly got to her feet. She picked up the raspberry leaves and borage. The latter would make sure Riversong would be able to provide enough milk and Sweetmint had been giving it to the queen for several days now. Thoughtfully she picked up a couple poppyseeds for after the kitting in case the pain was too severe. With all the herbs in a leaf bundle she hurriedly entered the nursery. She set them down within paws reach. She sniffed at Riversong's belly and felt her with a paw, "It'll be soon Riversong." She mewed at the crying cat.

((Okay!))

Sweetmint nodded, "I know, hold on." She mewed and pushed some raspberry leaves to Riversong. "Try and eat these. It should help." She felt the cat's belly again, feeling the activity of several kits. Sweetmint turned to the stick she had prepared about a week ago for this kitting and carried it over to Riversong. "Hold onto this after you eat that raspberry."

"All right, the first one's coming. Push." Sweetmint mewed and before long the first kit came out. The medicine cat nipped the sack and placed the kit near her mother. "A beautiful she-cat." Sweetmint purred before turning back, waiting for the next kit to emerge.

((What genders do you want them all to be? Two of each?))

"Here comes the next one. Get ready." Sweetmint mewed, grateful that despite the pain the kitting was going smoothly. She caught the next kit and nipped the sack. "This one is a tom!" She set the kit next to the other one. Feeling Riversong's stomach, "You still have two more to go."

The next two kits came quickly and smoothly as the way was made easy by the first two larger kits. Sweetmint freed both of them from the sacks and set them next to the rest. The last two were a bit smaller, but still squirmed actively. "Two more little she-cats!" Sweetmint purred and helped Riversong lick their fur backwards to warm up the kits. "Four healthy kits! You're going to have your paws full Riversong."

"Just one." Sweetmint picked up the seed carefully and placed it before Riversong. "Also eat some more of this borage," She scooped some borage closer for the queen to eat easily. "You'll need as much milk as you can get."

"Don't worry you'll be fine." Sweetmint purred and brushed the nursing queen's shoulder with her tail. "Get some rest." She picked up the stick and placed it in a corner, it would be useful for the next kitting Sweetmint decided. She crept back over and gave each of the kits one last inspection to make sure they were okay. She flashed Riversong a smile before turning to the exit, "I'll go find the lucky father."

((I can be one of the kits, just tell me a name and ill make one))

Sweetmint padded into the nursery with a stern look on her face. "What seems to be the matter?" She asked, her voice soft as she sniffed each kit and felt them before checking Riversong's vitals.

Sweetmint flicked her tail at Melodyleaf, "Don't get too close. I'm not sure what this is yet and I don't want it spreading around camp."

"How is your throat?" Sweetmint asked and sniffed at Riversong.

The red and black cat nodded. "Okay. You have whitecough, but it could become greencough." She stood up straight and eyed Melodyleaf, "I want you to stay out of here and make sure no one else comes and goes into the nursery aside from me." Turning back to Riversong, Sweetmint mewed, "Don't worry. I'll bring back something for you and the kits." She turned and hurried out of the nursery.

Sweetmint trotted back into the nursery with her bundle of herbs. She placed it down gently next to Riversong, rechecking each of the kits for wheezing. "Here," Sweetmint mixed some tansy and borage into the honey. "The honey will help your throat and make the herbs taste better."

Sweetmint watched while she separated small amounts of tansy for each of the kits. When Riversong was finished she mewed, "The tansy should help prevent the kits from catching your cough. They're too young to separate from you right now so all I can do is give this to them and hope for the best." She encouraged each kit to lick up the tansy.

Sweetmint smiled reassuringly at Riversong, "Don't worry." She turned back to the kits and decided to mix a little honey into the tansy. That would help encourage them to eat the medicine. She held a small pawful of the mixture to the first kit, Emberkit. "Here, eat this little one, it'll make you strong.."

Sweetmint held out the next dose for Waterkit, "You too." She smiled sweetly down at her.

Sweetmint turned to Sunkit and Maplekit, and gave them the same amount of medicine. She only sat back down after she made sure each kit had eaten the medicine. She turned to Riversong, "I'll have a cat stationed outside of the nursery. Call to them if anything changes. The sooner I know, the sooner and more able I will be able to treat it." She mewed firmly.