A sweet story: Why did a dog in Newmarket end up nursing a litter of kittens?
But perhaps more common than we recognize. Many years ago I had a dachshund that really wanted to be a mother. We adopted a kitten from the local SPCA They said it was 8 weeks old. Must have driven through a time warp was I drove directly to our veterinarian two towns over. He said kitten was perhaps 6 weeks old but he wouldn't be surprised to learn it was only 5 weeks old. Point of this story - dachshund would lay on her side with a look of bliss on her face as the kitten would suckle on a teat and knead. No milk, but both were very happy.
But perhaps more common than we recognize. Many years ago I had a dachshund that really wanted to be a mother. We adopted a kitten from the local SPCA They said it was 8 weeks old. Must have driven through a time warp was I drove directly to our veterinarian two towns over. He said kitten was perhaps 6 weeks old but he wouldn't be surprised to learn it was only 5 weeks old. Point of this story - dachshund would lay on her side with a look of bliss on her face as the kitten would suckle on a teat and knead. No milk, but both were very happy.