A loyal Jack Russell terrier has turn out to be an unlikely mum to 6 deserted kittens—and is even producing milk for them.
Two-year-old Teasel stepped up when proprietor Sue Stubley took within the kittens from a neighbor, after they had been deserted by their very own mom.
She shortly embraced her newfound function and for the following three weeks Teasel was cleansing, snuggling, and nursing the kitties.
Initially, Sue didn’t wish to let the canine anyplace close to the kittens.
“I was scared she was going to go for them,” mentioned Sue, who runs the Suffolk Hedgehog Hospital.
“I was letting her sniff them and then she licked one of them. Then I realized she actually just wanted to cuddle them, rather than maim them.”
Now she’s taking care of them utterly. “It’s amazing.”
When Sue volunteered to take care of the deserted kittens, nobody guessed that her pet would do a lot of the heavy lifting.
Despite having by no means birthed puppies earlier than, Teasel started to lactate, after the infants started suckling on her—and Sue shared the moments on Facebook.
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Happily, the nice fortune has allowed Sue extra time to take care of 154 prickly sufferers at her hedgehog hospital.
The kittens at the moment are resulting from be neutered, de-wormed, and micro-chipped earlier than getting a brand new begin in loving properties.
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“We are sending them to cat lovers, which is nice to know that they are going to good homes,” Sue mentioned.
Suffolk Hedgehog Hospital grew to become a registered charity three years in the past and accepts on-line donations to assist run the wildlife clinic.
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