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Three-week-old kitten finds a mother in a husky
At three weeks old, Rosie was so weak that her family thought she might not make it. Then her people set her down next to a Siberian husky named Lilo. more
Rosie had been rescued in bad shape, and her new family spent that first evening trying everything they knew. The kitten only went limp and sluggish. That is when they decided to roll the dice on the dog.
Lilo didn't hesitate. The two of them took to each other almost at once, and Lilo treated the tiny tabby as if she were one of her own puppies. Rosie started to nurse on her, and Lilo went into full mom mode.
SaveShe licked Rosie's belly too, which matters more than it sounds. A kitten this young can't get her digestion working without it, and Lilo kept at it.
Rosie made it through the night. She made it through the next one too, and she kept getting stronger. A week with her stand-in mother was all it took, and her eyes opened and she was walking around on her own.
The thing people notice most is how patient Lilo is. Rosie climbs all over her, and the big dog just lies there and lets it happen. In the moment viewers love best, the kitten leans her head against Lilo's cheek, and Lilo, as always, lets her.










