Yesterday I had to make a late run to the hospital mid afternoon. I checked on all the cats before I left- everyone was fine. It was 85 when I left. While I was gone this incredible (unpredicted heat wave hit). I got home and rushed out to the barn to find Aurora in full hyperthermia. She had pulled herself out of the nest, she was open mouth panting and flat. Her respirations were off the chart. I grabbed the bottle of rubbing alcohol and a washrag- the subcu fluids and an hour later, she was back with her babies nursing.  The enclosure is in full sun and not insulated so I have moved her to a cooler spot into the Introduction cage inside the main enclosure. All the kittens are fine- their eyes opened yesterday! She ate a full meal twice last night, and I stayed up most of the night checking on her to see if she was really okay. I didn’t bother to take her temp. I knew she was high and in trouble. I put the rubbing alcohol on her head, ears and paws and set fans on her being careful not to get the air on the kittens. She had 150 ml of fluid and I made sure to mix some feline pedialyte into the mixture of canned food. Lesson learned, stall enclosure off limits until we can find a way to insulate it and not make it an unsafe place for cats in the high summer heat-