just heard from the vet's office--kiwi made it through the surgery fine and is starting to wake up. there were 2 eggs blocking passage of the other eggs and a total of 6 eggs were removed (and saved for incubation). my poor girl!

the healing process will be a long one and the effects of the stress from the ordeal a huge factor in whether she is able to pull through. my vet said that usually the surgery is the easy part, it's the weeks following that are the hard part. here's hoping kiwi can stay strong and go on to live a long and happy life in the girls only cage.