Thank you all for your wonderful well wishes and great suggestions! Mama cat is doing GREAT! I checked in on her last night and played with the kitties for almost an hour. Thought I might be able to tire them out so that they would leave mama alone to rest! I checked in again this morning and she is very alert and purring as usual! I will keep checkingin throughout the weekend! I am having a couple ov "overnight guests" tonight.... children of some friends, and they are anxious to play with the kitties! That should help mama to be able to rest again tonight. Thank you again! You are all so supportive!