Please email the clinic. Also, often a local SPCA or Humane Society will have vouchers for low cost spaying, and then you could use your regular vet. Ask your regular vet if he knows about them doing this.

Maybe he can call the clinic for you - "vet to vet".

Also, maybe they have new staff there and forget that you cancelled for a very good medical reason.

Email them and remind them! And have your vet beat on 'em!

As far as finding good homes, let some good family friends know NOW that there will be kittens in a couple of months. Try to set up interested good people ahead of time...if you have more interested people than kittens, that is good! If you know any cat owners, ask them to pass the word along. Make sure they will be indoors if possible - and spayed or neutered!

Here are a couple of links to help with looking after the mama-to-be:

http://cats.suite101.com/article.cfm..._pregnant_cats

Here are some ideas for rehoming kittens too:

7. Talk to trusted family members and close trusted friends who are interested in adopting the cats. Preferably you want the cats to live with someone whom you would trust with your own cat, and who has had cats before. Granted, this isn't always possible.

8. Screen adopters carefully! Grill them all you want. See if they've had pets before. Find out why they want a cat. Ask for identification and get an address. If at all possible, try to visit their home to observe the condition, particularly of other animals in the house. Draw up a small contract - it is legally binding, in fact (although enforcing it may be problematical.) You can call a shelter, rescue group, or breeder organization for guidelines. In writing, the adopter should commit to the following:

* They will spay or neuter the kitten (see item 12 for resources)
* They will give the kitten proper veterinary care - yearly exams, vaccinations, and visits to examine suspected health problems
* They will not declaw
* The cat will be an indoor cat (an attached screened outdoor enclosure can be considered "inside"), unless taken out on a harness and leash. Occasionally you may run into extenuating circumstances in this area that you can deal with on a case-by-case basis.
* The adopter will make the cat a member of the family. That means a companion FOR LIFE.
* This may sound funny but - the adopter will play with the cat and accomodate the cat's core behaviors: scratching, running, jumping, play-hunting and pouncing, comfortably sleeping; and of course, fresh water and nutritious food.
If you Google "pregnant cat care" you will find all sorts of information!

Keep us posted!