Mama cat adopts baby squirrel

Friday, 19 February 2010 20:05

Pet owners thinking of insuring kittens may be interested to read that one mother cat has adopted a baby squirrel.

Tita, the caring mama, took the abandoned rodent under her paw when her owner found him injured and alone in a park.

The Sun newspaper reports that the tiny squirrel instantly bonded with the mother cat and is treated like a brother by her own kitten.

Now the baby squirrel suckles from Tita alongside the baby cat and cuddles up to sleep next to the feline friends.

The happy family reside in Envigado, Colombia with their owner Ruben Gaviria.

This isn't the first time a non-feline has reaped the benefits of proper pet healthcare and joined a band of fluffy friends.

It was recently reported that Prudence the piglet had fit right in alongside a group of six puppies, cuddling up to them when they all slept in a meadow.

The pooches' owner Rosie Catford told the Daily Mail that "it looks quite ridiculous but it seems so natural to [Prudence]".

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Posted by Gemma