Cat Adopts Hedgehog Babies (VIDEO/PHOTOS)

White Wolf ^ | November 04, 2012

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Meet Sonya and her extra-prickly kittens.

Mama cat Sonya adopted four orphaned hedgehog babies when they were rescued after losing their Mama, and cared for them alongside her own kitten. The video was originally recorded in August.

The sound you just heard was your heart breaking into millions of tiny pieces. See video of the "hedgekittens" nursing above and some additional photos below. Prepare to dawww...

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Pix, vid at source.

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KITTEN: "Momma, is I 'dopted?"

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KITTEN: "Momma, is I 'dopted?"

[shibumi]

[Fred Nerks]

Oh boy, I watched it three times. That’s a seriously pretty kitty she’s got as well as the adopted prickly babies. I hope she doesn’t plan on licking the prickles.

[dragonblustar]

So cute!

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I hope she doesn’t plan on licking the prickles.

If she does, she'll be very popular.

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you, Slings. There are times when we need good news and also need to be reminded of the important things.

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So true!

[little jeremiah]

I needed this. I just checked your comments and found this thread.

How prickly are baby hedgehogs, I wonder. I don’t think there are any in the US, hub used to catch them and play with them and then let them go, when he was a boy.

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You’re welcome. Nothing more important than interspecies snorgling.

[this_ol_patriot]

Our cat loves to groom herself on our golden barrel cactus’s (CATus) when we bring them in for the winter. We have to vacuum them regularly or they turn into a giant hair ball.

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Cats have tough skin. Now we know how tough.

[Daffynition]

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Camoflage!

[this_ol_patriot]

Yep it's identical to this: Golden Barrel Cactus.
She does her face and neck first then rubs her back.

Those hedgehogs and mom are major cute.

[beckysueb]

Odd to see a female orange tabby. They are usually male. But this is precious. Hedgehogs are the cutest things and cats are just the best mamas. I had 3 orphan kittens and my neutered male took over their care. He couldn’t nurse them of course but he groomed them, cuddled with them, and gently disciplined them when they got out of hand.

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[Fred Nerks]

Bite Me! hahaha....

[Salamander]

[Salamander]

[shibumi]

Johnny "Hedgehog" Winter

[afraidfortherepublic]

Odd to see a female orange tabby. They are usually male.

That is what I was thinking.

[fella]

Odd to see a female orange tabby. They are usually male.

Years ago we had a female orange tabby who would go to the door and say "Meeeoouut". She lived to be 14. Still miss you Tenderfoot.

[Salamander]

Your move.

[TheOldLady]

Baby hedgehogs are just the cutest little things.

[Daffynition]

Cute-to-Nuts!

[Daffynition]

Vanilla....hold the sprinkles.

[Daffynition]

Until someone unleashes *Photoshop* on them. :)

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Mind —> blown

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Pointy!

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Tiny little nose-icles!

[MayflowerMadam]

We’ve had a female orange tabby for 10 years. When we see a new vet we hear, “Oh, female orange tabbies are very rare!” She’s a sweetie and her name is Ginger.

We have seven indoor cats, with two neutered males. The “alpha” of the two is a major caretaker. He bathes all of them, although some aren’t always receptive. His focus is on etiquette in the litter boxes. He’ll supervise the “business” and check to be sure everything is covered properly.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Orange cats are the best. They seem to have special personalities.

[CatherineofAragon]

They tend to be big and strong, too...I love that.

What a beautiful cat in the pics/video.....just what I needed this morning.

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Glad you liked.

[Gefn]

I needed this today. I wish we humans were more like this wonderful kitteh momma.

In reality, I am an adopted child, and I can tell you it’s a wonderful thing. I am going to send the original story to my mother, and yes, I am going to send her a bouquet of flowers too. She may not have given birth to me but I could not have asked for a better mom.

I hope all my new kitty friends here have a wonderful weekend, and to those mothers on here- thank you.

[JimRed]

All I get is PetSmart ads and shopping form.

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Works for me. (I’m using Firefox with Adblock Plus).

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That was a beautiful counterpoint to a beautiful story. May all the orphaned baby hedgehogs in the world find their kitteh mommas.

[Peet]

He’s the mafia goon (not the Capo, just a goon) from Boondock saints.

Among other things. *snort*

[Peet]

“We’ve had a female orange tabby for 10 years. When we see a new vet we hear, “Oh, female orange tabbies are very rare!” She’s a sweetie and her name is Ginger.”

Funny. We had a female orange tabby named Ginger. Psycho vomit monster. Win a few, lose a few, huh?

[Salamander]

He used to be gorgeous...among other things....:)