# Golden Retriever feeding kitten

Category: Animal House

## Post 1 by Blue Velvet (I've got the platinum golden silver bronze poster award.) on Wednesday, 10-Oct-2007 16:33:36

STEPHENS CITY, Va. - A stray kitten has found a new mother in a golden retriever, who began producing milk for the little feline after hearing its cries.
Honey hadn't given birth in 18 months, but after her owner, Jimmy Martin, brought home the kitten, she suddenly found herself playing mom.
"She started licking her and loving her. Within a couple of days, Honey started naturally lactating," said Kathy Martin, Jimmy's wife. "The kitten took right to her, and she started nursing her."
Jimmy Martin noticed the kitten, whom the family dubbed "Precious," about six weeks ago, when she ran in front of his concrete truck. After following her and realizing there was no mother cat in sight, he took her home.
The kitten refused to drink from a bottle, and Jimmy's mother, Ruth Martin, feared Precious would die.
The family initially tried to keep Precious and Honey apart, fearing the dog would play too rough with the little gray-striped kitten. But Honey was elated at Precious' presence, wagging her tail and prancing all over the house trying to sneak a peak at her. Eventually, the family let Honey approach Precious, and the dog immediately took to her.
The Martins said they told a veterinarian about Honey and Precious, and learned that interspecies nursing does happen on rare occasion.
Precious now sometimes plays with dog bones, and Honey lets Precious gnaw on her like a puppy would.
"She thinks she's a dog," Kathy Martin said. "She's really fit right in."

## Post 2 by Big Pawed Bear (letting his paws be his guide.) on Thursday, 11-Oct-2007 15:19:43

heheeh good story. yes I read one of a lioness who continually adopted antelopes. hehehehe.

## Post 3 by Blue Velvet (I've got the platinum golden silver bronze poster award.) on Sunday, 14-Oct-2007 10:31:16

Wow! I've heard several stories about dogs and cats taking care of each other, but antelopes and lions?

## Post 4 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Sunday, 14-Oct-2007 20:25:56

Antelopes and lions? That's just strange. lol cats being nursed by dogs? sweet. *smile*

## Post 5 by TheAsianInvasion (The Zone's invader) on Saturday, 03-Nov-2007 6:39:04

Antelopes and lions? wow, who new

## Post 6 by Wraith (Prince of Chaos) on Saturday, 03-Nov-2007 8:13:00

Me thinks that someone might be a lyin' about that lion. *duck*

## Post 7 by SingerOfSongs (Heresy and apostasy is how progress is made.) on Saturday, 03-Nov-2007 10:20:24

Wow Kai. Though that wasn't as bad as some of your other ones in the past.

## Post 8 by redgirl34 (Scottish) on Saturday, 03-Nov-2007 17:45:12

That was sweet.

## Post 9 by guitargod1 (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 03-Nov-2007 22:17:01

awwww.

## Post 10 by Polka dots and Moonbeams (I've now got the bronze prolific poster award! now going for the silver award!) on Tuesday, 06-Nov-2007 10:11:41

Awww, that was adorible. I need to forward it onto my sister. smile