** Mutt Adopts Moggies ~
A female dog is nursing a litter of kittens which were orphaned when their mother died. Their owner, Cai, of Jiangmen, China said he has been raising cats and dogs together for more than 10 years, and they all got along together well, however, this was the first time he had ever seen kittens being nursed by a dog.
A female dog is nursing a litter of kittens which were orphaned when their mother died. Their owner, Cai, of Jiangmen, China said he has been raising cats and dogs together for more than 10 years, and they all got along together well, however, this was the first time he had ever seen kittens being nursed by a dog.
The
four kittens seemed happy and content with their new mother's milk,
while the dog was tending to its adopted family with love and care.
'Several days ago, the kittens' mother died after eating a poisoned
rat, leaving behind a litter of kittens without a source of milk,' Cai
volunteered. 'The kittens' cries may have stirred the dog's maternal
nature, since it too had recently given birth. It volunteered to take
over and feed the kittens Of its old friend.'
The
dog's own puppies had been taken away by one of its grown-up offspring.
Cai mused, 'That's perhaps another reason why the dog adopted the
kittens. She lost all of her own children.'
** Sharing Offsprings ~
A
dog and a cat which have recently given birth in China are taking it in
turns to look after the "kids" for each other. Both animals are owned
by Gao Shunhong, of Fushun, Liaoning province, China, who adopted the
dog two years ago and the cat one year ago.
'They
get along together incredibly well for a cat and dog,' he told the
Fushun Daily newspaper. Two weeks ago, the cat gave birth to a litter of
two kittens, and three days later, the dog produced a litter of six
puppies. 'Both mothers put their cubs together in the same box, and
rotate in nursing them,' said Gao. 'When the dog is out, the cat will
lie down and nurse the kittens and puppies, and when the dog came back,
the cat would go out, leaving the nursing job to the dog. If both
mothers are in, the cubs can get quite mixed up, with the cat nursing
the puppies, and the dog nursing the kittens. It's really odd - but a
great picture of harmony.'
** Fred, March, Blackie, Rika and Me ~
Years
ago I had an Afghan hound I named Rika (tall and graceful breed of
hound with a long silky coat. I was given it to keep after I posed with
the dog for a fashion magazine). I already had 3 kittens called Fred
(street cat I saved) March (born in March, a Siamese ) Hai Zhai which
means Little Blackie in Chinese (the dumbest but the cutest, with very long, curly and fluffy fur); but
somehow this big and haughty (by nature) dog had taken to the helpless
babies almost immediately and they, the kittens, vis-versa.
Each
morning, I would wake up to find the 3 kittens snugly curled up in a
neat row along the Rika's soft and warm tummy fast asleep. Rika, who
used to follow me everywhere the minute I was out of bed (including
into the bathroom!) but now she would just be wagging her tail gently
without even getting up, in case she woke up the kittens!!
Sometimes I would be surprised to find there were only 2 kittens being circled by Mama's loving & protective paws, then discovered one of them had draped itself on the silky long furs on Rika's neck! When time permitted, I would just sit and watch them for hours, sharing the love.
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