Minnesota farm dog nurses stray kitten

A woman in Jordan, Minn., was surprised when her 4-year-old Pekingese took in an abandoned kitten, then start producing milk and nursing the gray stray animal to health, the Associated Press reports. Pat Weber says the kitten was days old when her grandson found it in the family's barn in early September in Jordan, about 40 miles southwest of Minneapolis.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Publish date:: Sep 25, 2012

A woman in Jordan, Minn., could hardly believe the way her 4-year-old Pekingese took in an abandoned kitten, then start producing milk and nursing the gray stray animal to health, the Associated Press reports. But then Pat Weber says the dog is a "born mother" with keen nurturing instincts, she says.

The kitten was days old and close to death when her grandson found it in a family barn in early September in Jordan, about 40 miles southwest of Minneapolis.

The Associated Press on USA Today's site has video with more on the story.

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