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SunChild Moderator Posts: 3959 From: Australia Registered: Jan 2004
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posted February 20, 2007 07:07 AM
Mama Cat Adopts Baby Rottweiler Nursing Days-Old Puppy Along With Her Own Kittens Workers at the Meriden Humane Society are marveling at a short-haired mother cat who has willingly adopted a six-day-old Rottweiler puppy that was rejected by its mother. The tiny pup, named Charlie by Humane Society volunteers, nurses alongside a jumble of black and gray kittens recently born to Satin, who was surrendered to the shelter by an owner unable to care for her. Charlie's mother was found by the side of the road in Meriden a couple of months ago. She gave birth to two puppies, but one was stillborn. As sometimes happens with a stillborn in the litter, the mother dog refused to accept Charlie. Volunteers bottle-fed him every two hours, but the effort was both exhausting to humans and insufficient for the puppy, who needs to feed when he wants, said volunteer Chris Chorney. Research indicated that a suitable substitute could be Satin, who had given birth to four kittens that have quickly warmed to Charlie. "The kittens scrum up with him and the kittens treat him like one of their own," Chorney said. "There's a certain social benefit of small animals being with each other." The cat-and-dog relationship is not all that unusual in certain circumstances, said Deirdre Chiaramonte, a veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center, a specialty teaching hospital in New York. "In those types of situations, it's common," she said. The cozy arrangement between Charlie, Satin and the kittens will likely changes as the pup grows. Full-grown male Rottweilers commonly weigh 100 pounds. Volunteers are hoping that dog owners will volunteer their puppies to be Charlie's playmates. "Dogs need to be with a litter of puppies, to learn to play with other dogs," Chorney said. "He has to learn to be a well-socialized dog." IP: Logged |
peace Knowflake Posts: 979 From: Honolulu,HI Registered: Apr 2004
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posted February 20, 2007 10:15 AM
AWWWWWWWWWWWW.How sweet!.IP: Logged |
zenwarner Knowflake Posts: 337 From: tx, usa Registered: Aug 2005
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posted February 21, 2007 07:07 AM
i love it. ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/smile.gif) IP: Logged |
silverbells Knowflake Posts: 1502 From: The second star to the right (which shines in the night for'eer) Registered: Apr 2003
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posted February 21, 2007 06:18 PM
AWWWWW!------------------ ...Loneliness makes you strong, only Love makes you free - Michael Franks IP: Logged |
Nephthys Moderator Posts: 3103 From: California Registered: Oct 2001
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posted February 23, 2007 12:37 AM
Will he get sufficient nutrition from the Momma Cat's milk? I hope so. Poor little guy ~ thank GOD the Momma Cat accepted him! How is your baby coming along, Sunchild? ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/rainbow.gif) ------------------ AWAKE Shake dreams from your hair My pretty child, my sweet one. Choose the day and choose the sign of your day The day's divinity First thing you see. ~James Douglas Morrison IP: Logged |
Bluemoon Knowflake Posts: 4340 From: Stafford, VA USA Registered: Feb 2005
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posted February 23, 2007 06:32 PM
How sweet! I love black cats. IP: Logged |
aqua Knowflake Posts: 2774 From: dreamland Registered: Jan 2004
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posted February 25, 2007 01:52 AM
aww...IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 24386 From: Columbus, GA USA Registered: Nov 2000
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posted March 05, 2007 04:32 PM
![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/love.gif) ------------------ "There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll IP: Logged |
SunChild Moderator Posts: 3959 From: Australia Registered: Jan 2004
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posted March 13, 2007 04:53 AM
Hey Nephthys,Baby is wonderful, I posted an update in HAH. ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/heart.gif) Thanks for asking! IP: Logged |
starr33 Knowflake Posts: 434 From: My Mother Registered: Oct 2006
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posted March 13, 2007 04:55 AM
That's awesome!IP: Logged |
Sheaa Olein Moderator Posts: 2862 From: London Registered: Jul 2004
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posted March 13, 2007 01:45 PM
So adorable ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/love.gif) IP: Logged |
RainbowDay Knowflake Posts: 85 From: Registered: Jun 2007
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posted August 23, 2007 01:45 PM
wonderfuuuullll! ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/heart.gif) IP: Logged |
yourfriendinspirit Knowflake Posts: 331 From: California, USA Registered: Oct 2006
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posted September 06, 2007 11:12 PM
Cats are cool like that ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/biggrin.gif) Great story Sunchild, Thank you for sharing it with us ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/smile.gif) ------------------ Sendin' love your way, "your friend in spirit" IP: Logged |