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On Friday night a kitten snuck into our home after a neighbor realized how much work this little one was. After spotting the kitten my kids bought some KMR formula - #Ad - and a real baby bottle (not knowing any better) and by Saturday morning we were reluctant foster parents, with the kitten encamped in the kids' room.
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Knowing that this was not a long term solution, I decided that
the kitten and the dog had to meet, lest we live in constant fear
of the kitten (now named Boo) being eaten and that mistrust
develope between the two.
Well, it turned out that Kaylee recognized the kitten as a baby cat and fell in love with her. Within a few minutes Kaylee cleaned the kitten's privates, and allowed the now happy kitty to nurse. By Sunday Kaylee was lactating and by Monday her breasts were swollen with milk.
The kitten's condition improved dramatically. On Saturday morning Boo had diarrhea and a tiny amount of blood around its rectum (but not in stool, when it pooped). After nursing, Boo's stool was loose but was no longer diarrhea. There was no longer any blood either.
We took the kitten to the vet on Monday since Boo brought in some
fleas.Our vet treated both dog and cat
with a yellow wormer medicine and gave us
Flea & Tick Shampoo, 12ozfor Boo - #Ad. He was not too
supportive of Kaylee nursing Boo. He had little into to back up
his idea that it was wrong, though he did say that he could not
rule out future problems for Kaylee and asked whether I would
feed my baby dog milk.
Kaylee and Boo are still playing mom and daughter with dog/kitty nursing twice a day, at 11 am and then again in the late evening.
The rest of the day Boo gets formula from a tiny bottle. It has
been two weeks and all is well. If anything this has been
wonderful for Kaylee, since she never had pups and is now getting
to be a mommy.
what is interesting also is that the kitten is a bit of a bully and beats up Kaylee. Eventually I think the dog will have to lay down the law and teach it some manners, no? Now, each of my 3 kids will have to spend much time on your site before I decide that this little one will stay here... Regina
Dear Regina,
What a wonderful story!! I do sure that Boo and Kaylee can stay together and become long time friends. Simba
Well, it turned out that Kaylee recognized the kitten as a baby cat and fell in love with her. Within a few minutes Kaylee cleaned the kitten's privates, and allowed the now happy kitty to nurse. By Sunday Kaylee was lactating and by Monday her breasts were swollen with milk.
The kitten's condition improved dramatically. On Saturday morning Boo had diarrhea and a tiny amount of blood around its rectum (but not in stool, when it pooped). After nursing, Boo's stool was loose but was no longer diarrhea. There was no longer any blood either.
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Kaylee and Boo are still playing mom and daughter with dog/kitty nursing twice a day, at 11 am and then again in the late evening.
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what is interesting also is that the kitten is a bit of a bully and beats up Kaylee. Eventually I think the dog will have to lay down the law and teach it some manners, no? Now, each of my 3 kids will have to spend much time on your site before I decide that this little one will stay here... Regina
Dear Regina,
What a wonderful story!! I do sure that Boo and Kaylee can stay together and become long time friends. Simba