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Nature turned upside down

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Young County Humane Society Shelter

Graham, Texas

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When four young kittens were brought into the Young County Humane Society Shelter on Oct. 9, Kim Baxter had a choice to make.

Baxter said the kittens were found in a warehouse at Swan right after a severe storm. She said the storm likely scared the mother cat away.

“They were in fairly good condition,” she said. “You could tell they had been nursing. He did the right thing.”

Since the kittens were too young to live on their own, Baxter could either set up around-the-clock feedings, giving them milk every two hours, or she could find a new mother to adopt them.

There was only one problem. The only new mother in the shelter was a dachshund. Baxter said she has heard reports of dogs taking in kittens and feeding them, so she decided to give it a try.

She put one cat in the cage with the mother dog and her two 4-day-old puppies and was surprised to see the dog immediately take to the kitten. She slowly put in the other three.

“She took them right away and started cleaning them,” Baxter said.

Comment

We all love these stories. I wonder how these kittens will react to dogs when they get older. I wonder how they will react to cats? How will the puppies react to cats? It would be interesting to find out what happens.