A homeless kitten found alone on a farm is taken care by a dog
Thanks to a family and a lovely dog, an abandoned cat found a new home filled with care. The young child was visiting a farm by herself and committing herself to dangers that a cat her age might face. Morgan, the owner of the farm and mother of five animals, had no intent of getting a new cat, but fate had other plans. Although it was quite challenging to find the cat, Mrs. Morgan had heard meows coming from beyond her property.
“We tried calling her, but we couldn’t find her in the thick woods behind our property,” Morgan said. When we moved one of our large cats over to where she was crying, he began to sniff her right away. She was sitting in a tiny tree trunk. When they found her, they decided to leave her there in the hopes that her mother would come back and take her home.
They kept an eye on the young child for several hours before deciding that it was too risky to leave her in the open. Because we live on a farm where foxes frequently visit, Morgan said, “When it turned dark, we felt worried about it. I then carried her inside after going outside. She had fleas all over her and was completely blind. They named her Polly and gave her a much-needed cleaning after taking her home. They also removed all the fleas from her fur.
When Paxton, Polly’s 12-year-old dog, heard the kitten squeals, he hurried over to see how she was doing. From that point on, Polly was taken care of by the kind dog, who seemed to want to adopt the young girl and care for her.
The kitten moved toward the fuzzy, felt at ease, cuddled up next to him, stopped crying, and peacefully slept off. Paxton would never leave Polly’s side again, and she never wanted to be alone. Until she was ready to be withdrawn, Morgan made the decision to bottle-feed her for a number of weeks. Paxton watched his kitten feed while patiently waiting for food, soon the dog started doing work.
Before having a bath, Paxton would clean all of his milk, according to Morgan. She has learned a number of dog behaviours from him, including the barking sound. Since they have become close and are now each other’s small shadows, Polly now joins her friend everywhere. The orphaned kitten loves to play with Paxton’s tail, and he never gets tired of watching her activities. They are completely linked and do everything together, including playing with the same toys and sleeping.
Paxton is over 13 years old and Polly is only 5 months old, yet they have such a strong bond that it would be difficult to separate them.
Credit: Pollyandpax