We are very proud to announce, first Cleon babies have been born - mother and babies are doing well.

Unfortunately not everything went smoothly and Sasha ended up having  to have a C-section as her contractions ended too early and we still had a baby to come out...

Next day Sasha & one of the babies started a  to have runny tummies and despite fighting to keep the babies going, we lost a little girl. As a day old baby she simply could not cope with the illness and despite all the care we lost her.

At this point we were hoping that would have been it and we could settle and start enjoying the babies.

Unfortunately to my horror the next day our other girl started with the same runny belly where they were just leaking water from their little bums.

Vets did not seem very hopeful at all of the babies making it but I told them I am not losing them and the two we had left would make it, no question about it.

It was now obvious we were indeed dealing with a bug and if it was a normal sickness bug it could pass through their system, if only we managed to keep them alive through it for 24 h or so.

So home I went armed with antibiotics, needles to put hydration liquid under their skin, life aid to keep the energy levels up etc... After over 24 h fight the little girl indeed pulled through and has been catching up with her heffalump of a brother since!

It has been quite an experience as a first litter of our own and I have to admit when Chris asked me when is it Ellie will be having babies he was really trying his luck or wanting to have a black eye!

So we only have 2 precious babies, Stella Star who will be staying here at Cleon and Prince Pogo who will be going to a place far far away... like princes do