Sweet Mother Dog Finds Love In A Newborn Kitten That She Adopted And Treated As Her Own Pup
Ruby did not need much time to decide the tiny kitten belonged with her. The Doberman Pinscher had just welcomed her own puppies, but when Brittany Callan brought home a weak newborn found crying in her aunt's garage, Ruby reacted like she had been waiting for one more baby all along.
Callan placed the kitten in a soft blanket nearby, hoping its mother might return, but Ruby stepped in almost immediately. From that moment on, the dog treated the kitten like part of her litter, licking, cuddling, and guarding it with the same intensity she gave her own pups.
Now the little rescue has a second mom, and Ruby seems completely convinced the kitten is hers. Read on.
Meet Ruby!
Callan's Doberman Pinscher, Ruby, has experience caring for other animals in the past. She has been known to carry baby bunnies in her mouth and lick guinea pigs as if they were her own.
She seems to possess excellent motherly instincts and is very careful with delicate and baby animals that come her way. The owner mentioned that she even tried nursing them when she was younger, as if they were hers to feed.
It was love at first sight.
As different and contrasting as their looks and sizes may be, all of that was thrown out the window once Ruby got a hold of the kitten. Callan introduced the kitten to Ruby, and the dog accepted it right away as a new baby.
The dog had just had her puppies recently, but she showed no hesitation in bringing this peculiar addition into her pack.
When the kitten was held out, Ruby started nudging and cleaning it on Callan's hand. The owner then tried opening the kitten's mouth and placed it on the dog's smallest nipple, and much to her delight, the kitten started sucking right away.
Ruby's puppies were already on their way to healthy growth, but the kitten didn't mind snuggling in with the rest of them, even though they were already three times her size. She seemed to have accepted Ruby as her mother, just as Ruby accepted her as her own child.
She had no problem fitting in with her new brothers and sisters as well!
Fitting in!
Mama dog even goes out of her way to make the kitten feel clean and safe. The kitten always looks scruffy and wet because of Ruby's constant licking, but the dog just wants her to be clean.
Ruby’s instincts feel similar to the pit bull that became an orphaned squirrel’s warm “mom”.
Spot the kitty!
She even carries the kitten in her mouth, and the adorable feline is always soaking wet because Ruby is so insistent on keeping her clean.
Even when Ruby is weaning her puppies, she can't seem to stand being separated from her baby kitten, even if it's just for a couple of minutes.
Such cuteness.
Talk about a mother's love; she seems so obsessed with the feline!
With Ruby's intensive care, the orphaned kitty seems to be having the time of her life basking in her mother's love. When the kitten is old enough, she will be transferred to Callan's cousin's home, where she will find her forever home.
Ruby and the kitten truly epitomize that love is all that matters. Even if you are depicted as two polar opposites in society, what else is there to say if a mother's love trumps it all?
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For a different “mom” moment, see how Katjinga fell for abandoned piglet Paulinchen.
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