A dog that only a cat could love
Who says
cats and
dogs don't get along? Volunteers at the Meriden Humane Society were very surprised at a short-haired mother
cat who has adopted a 6-day-old
Rottweiler puppy which was rejected by its mother soon after birth.
The tiny pup, who was named Charlie by Humane Society volunteers, now nurses alongside a number of black and gray kittens that were recently born to Satin, who was recently taken to the shelter by an owner no longer able to care for her.
Charlie's mother was found on the side of the road in Meriden a few of months ago. She gave birth to two puppies, but one was stillborn. As sometimes happens with a stillborn in the litter, the mother now refused to accept Charlie as one of her own.
Volunteers bottle-fed him every two hours, but the effort was very exhausting for them and insufficient for the puppy.
Previous research indicated that a suitable replacement could be Satin, who had recently given birth to four kittens that have quickly warmed up to Charlie.
The new arrangement between Charlie, Satin and the kittens will likely change as the pup grows. Full-grown male
Rottweilers commonly weigh 100 pounds or more.
Volunteers are hoping that
dog owners will volunteer their puppies to be Charlie's playmates, as
dogs need to be with a litter of puppies, to learn to play with other
dogs and he has to learn to be a well-socialized
dog.
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