3-Year-Old Dog Nurses Stray Kitten [Awwwwww! Alert]

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 7/9/07 | AP

[TFFKAMM]

(07-09) 15:05 PDT Victoria, Texas (AP) --

By all accounts, Tahoe is a typical kitten: cute, sleepy and hungry. But his eating habits are far from typical, as the stray's been nursing from a 3-year-old dog named Lillie.

Ever since the kitten was found under the hood of Eunice Collins' running Chevrolet Tahoe a few weeks ago, he's been feeding from the unusually cooperative longhaired dachshund. Tahoe feeds in the morning, at night and after naps, purring and pawing at the dog's belly.

"That's not going to happen very often," said veterinarian John Beck, who added that the "kitten got lucky, basically" that he found a dog with those maternal instincts.

Collins said she was confused by the sound of a kitten meowing as she drove her Tahoe.

"I thought I was going crazy," Collins said. "I came to a light and heard it again. So I pulled into a gas station."

Collins took the kitten in and kept him in a bedroom. Four days later, she saw Lillie feeding him.

"I couldn't believe it," she said. "She has just taken Tahoe on as her baby and has been nurturing and taking care of him. They're just very close..."

[goldstategop]

This_ Thread_Is_Worthless_Without_Pics

[flashbunny]

I guess it’s the end of times then.

Doctor Venkman will back me up on this.

[CindyDawg]

No pics?

[SIDENET]

Doctor Venkman will back me up on this.

"Dogs and cats living together. Mass hysteria!

[nmh]

Awwwwww ... nicest story I’ve read all day.

THANK YOU!!!

Pictures would be the icing on the cake ... .

[goldstategop]

Proud Mother And Baby

[ican'tbelieveit]

found this one:

[decal]

As it is written, so let it be done...

From Victoria’s local rag, the Advocate:

http://www.thevictoriaadvocate.com/233/story/86290.html

[metesky]

[metesky]

Youz guys be fast...

[Not A Snowbird]

What a sweet dog! I love long-haired doxies.

[onedoug]

purr

[weegee]

Ever since the kitten was found under the hood of Eunice Collins' running Chevrolet Tahoe a few weeks ago... "I thought I was going crazy," Collins said. "I came to a light and heard it again. So I pulled into a gas station."

Most people are happy when their engine purrs like a kitten.

[sam I am]

We once had a little dog named Suzie. One morning we found
a newborn kitten that was left in our trash can.

Suzie took the kitten and soon was feeding it. She had never had puppies but she came in to milk for that kitten and took care or it until it was old enough to eat cat food.

[Kitten Festival]

Me too - aren’t they adorable? Such a sweet inspiration for humanity, these precious creatures!

[al baby]

wish i was a long haired doxie

[al baby]

Hey Sandy do you remember the ruben e lee in newport ?

[Saundra Duffy]

So darling and love the pics. You made my day.

[ken5050]

FYI