Mittens, a 4-year-old Pekingese, nurses Bootsie, a stray kitten, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, in Jordan, Minn.

Mittens, a 4-year-old Pekingese, nurses Bootsie, a stray kitten, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, in Jordan, Minn. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)

  • More Featured Content
Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces
Okla. residents pick up the pieces

As state and federal officials work to set up disaster recovery…

Aerial photos of OKC tornado damage
Aerial photos of OKC tornado damage

A tornado roared through Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening …

The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area
50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco

The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area …

Police release photos from Tucson shooting rampage
Photos released from Tucson shooting

Authorities on Tuesday released nearly 600 photos that …

IRS chief knew tea party groups targeted in 2012
IRS chief knew of 2012 targeting

The former head of the Internal Revenue Service said he first …

Advertisement

Dog quickly takes in, nurses stray kitten in Minn.

Updated: Wednesday, 26 Sep 2012, 3:04 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 26 Sep 2012, 1:11 PM EDT

JORDAN, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota woman says she was shocked when her small dog began caring for an abandoned kitten, then started producing milk and nursing the fuzzy gray stray to health.

Pat Weber says the kitten was days old when her grandson found it in the family's barn in early September in Jordan, about 40 miles southwest of Minneapolis.

She says the 2-inch-long kitten was "ice cold." But she felt it move, so she wrapped the kitten in a warm towel. Then it began meowing — and her 4-year-old Pekingese perked up.

The tawny pooch named Mittens began licking the kitten, who nuzzled in and began suckling. Mittens hadn't had puppies in two years, yet she eventually began producing milk. She's been nursing the kitten ever since.

Weber calls it a miracle.

  • Comments

Comments WLFI.com is migrating to a more stable commenting system called DISQUS. This system is used by CNN, TIME, FOX News, numerous blogging sites and has over 75 Million registered users. Unfortunately we can't migrate our current user accounts to this new system.

To sign up for a DISQUS account, click the DISQUS button just below and to the right and then click Login.

DISQUS lets you login with several different options, including Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo or OpenID. We expect it to allow more conversation and better moderation. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment below.

 

blog comments powered by Disqus

Advertisement
Advertisement