And just to cap the whole thing off.....she's on heat again as of late last night. And she loves getting her belly rubbed again. Is there any possible explanation for all of her symptoms and then the disappearance of them? I know the 2 are she reabsorbed them (about which I know nearly nothing) or she had a phantom pregnancy. Is either really plausible, though? I'm curious and I'd like to be very well informed on this going forward.

Plus there's a little stray of about 7 months hanging about outside. I have no doubt she'll turn up preggers soon if someone doesn't take her in. Sweet little calico with a bad case of ear mites but otherwise looks quite clean and sturdy, unlike poor Jezebel who was scrawny and dirty when we took her in.