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My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him
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My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

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I’ve met Nicolas when he was over a week old, he was the smallest of a litter of 8 pitbulls and for some strange reason his mum ate 3 of his siblings and was in the process of eating him.

She got to chew his paw off, but someone was able to take him away from her and somehow I ended up taking care of this tiny bundle of fur.

He was super tiny and without his mum to care for him and with his injury he didn’t have a good prognosis. But after days of 24/7 care with lots of help from my cats and my other 5 dogs he turned into a lovely dog. So I wanted to show a bit of our journey.

I’ve met Nicolas when he was over a week old

Nicholas mum ate three of his siblings and was in the process of eating him when someone rescued him

Unfortunately, she got to chew his paw off, so he didn’t have a good prognosis

That’s when me and my cats started taking care of this tiny bundle of fur

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My cats adopted him as their own

I fed him every 3 hours and changed his bandage everyday

The kittens really looked after him as well

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He always ended up cuddling with them

Gladly, with constant care from me, my cats and my other 5 dogs he turned into a lovely dog!

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MaureenRouse
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would love to see some pictures of him as he has grown up.

aleovir avatar
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi, thank you, I just made a new post with more photos of him growing up. I was not able to add more photos to this post. https://www.boredpanda.com/my-cats-adopted-a-3-legged-puppy-whose-mom-tried-to-eat-him-update/

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BobbiJohnson
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That puppywill never forget all those who helped save his/her life, love the pictures of the pup and kittens cuddling together.

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VivianBenitez
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In many cases the mother senses that something is "wrong" with the puppy, which leads her to eat him. Scientifically, this has been proven to often be the case. There were occasions when puppies taken away from the mother when something like this starts to happen to later find out that the puppy has some severe genetic problem or congenital abnormality. I hope Nicholas is really ok.

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JenniferBurnham
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or the puppies might have been fine and mother could have also been seriously stressed about something in her environment or she might have been ill. There are many reasons animals do that.

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Talise Snyder
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The owners might not have been home and they came home just as the mother was trying to eat this puppy.

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AnnaJei
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poor little thing... Thank God he met u on his life path. Lovely kittens

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PriyankaJatan
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awwww. Oh my gosh, you did a wonderful job raising and taking care. Especially those cats too But why did the mother eat her young though?

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SusannaVesna
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful story! Please keep updating us as he grows up! Best of luck!

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AnnaSalerno
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awwww what a precious puppy. Thank you for rescuing this tiny baby. I loved the cats cuddling with him. He is going to be a very good loving dog because of the care and love you've shown him. Waiting for follow up pictures.

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SusanPlatt-Mueller
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the woman and her kitties are wonderful heroes!! She went above and beyond what many people would do!! She nursed that precious little pup, with the love and care a mother would bestow upon her own baby! Bless ALL of them!!!! ❤️

aleovir avatar
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi all, Thank you for your kind words, I just made a new post with more photos of him growing up. I was not able to add more photos to this post. https://www.boredpanda.com/my-cats-adopted-a-3-legged-puppy-whose-mom-tried-to-eat-him-update/

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Tracy Skinner
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi you are a wonderful human and I feel less weird about having 6 dogs...most of the vets SPCAs refused to take or wanted to euthenase mine etc..one was so violent he is now really soft gentle etc......I love your pics. I am worried cos even though iIdo not eat meat, I keep my dogs fed on proper meat, its a vitamin tio them and they shine with health and twice the energy of most dogs......Its cruel to force vegeterianism on them...anyway..a friend of mine briought her dog up a vegan in a beautiful small South African village...one day when the puppy grew up and was six years old he broke out and ate the neighbours goats...I worked with wild dogs and they live for the hunt, its in their blood.....I stiil walk my dogs in the bush....they go crazy over intestines,,,,,,get them sum and witness thier reaction..embedded deeply in every dogs ancestory.....You are amazing I am grateful some one like you cares about animals...

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Tammy Fox
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Animal mothers will usually try to "do away with" babies whom they think have some sort of disability....and then again some animals aren't cut out to be parents, just like some people. He's a lucky cute little guy.

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David Mackie
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

beautiful story hopefully he will have a long and fruitful life

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Flibberdejibbet
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His life is filled with such love now...fills my heart with such happiness!

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lauren cramer
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely the best story. I hope you are able to keep updating his progress. You are a blessing.

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AnnieLaurie Burke
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How sweet! Kudos to the author, her cats and her dogs for pulling this little guy through!

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JeremyVyu
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok, I am not crying, not crying. Wah wah wah, those damned ninja onion cutters!

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MaureenRouse
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would love to see some pictures of him as he has grown up.

aleovir avatar
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi, thank you, I just made a new post with more photos of him growing up. I was not able to add more photos to this post. https://www.boredpanda.com/my-cats-adopted-a-3-legged-puppy-whose-mom-tried-to-eat-him-update/

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BobbiJohnson
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That puppywill never forget all those who helped save his/her life, love the pictures of the pup and kittens cuddling together.

vivibpg avatar
VivianBenitez
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In many cases the mother senses that something is "wrong" with the puppy, which leads her to eat him. Scientifically, this has been proven to often be the case. There were occasions when puppies taken away from the mother when something like this starts to happen to later find out that the puppy has some severe genetic problem or congenital abnormality. I hope Nicholas is really ok.

kiplingkat avatar
JenniferBurnham
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or the puppies might have been fine and mother could have also been seriously stressed about something in her environment or she might have been ill. There are many reasons animals do that.

Load More Replies...
iggy1995 avatar
talisesnyder avatar
Talise Snyder
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The owners might not have been home and they came home just as the mother was trying to eat this puppy.

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anuszzka avatar
AnnaJei
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poor little thing... Thank God he met u on his life path. Lovely kittens

priyanka-jatan12 avatar
PriyankaJatan
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awwww. Oh my gosh, you did a wonderful job raising and taking care. Especially those cats too But why did the mother eat her young though?

susanna-alsaeedi avatar
SusannaVesna
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful story! Please keep updating us as he grows up! Best of luck!

annagsalerno avatar
AnnaSalerno
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awwww what a precious puppy. Thank you for rescuing this tiny baby. I loved the cats cuddling with him. He is going to be a very good loving dog because of the care and love you've shown him. Waiting for follow up pictures.

sn00ze925 avatar
SusanPlatt-Mueller
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the woman and her kitties are wonderful heroes!! She went above and beyond what many people would do!! She nursed that precious little pup, with the love and care a mother would bestow upon her own baby! Bless ALL of them!!!! ❤️

aleovir avatar
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi all, Thank you for your kind words, I just made a new post with more photos of him growing up. I was not able to add more photos to this post. https://www.boredpanda.com/my-cats-adopted-a-3-legged-puppy-whose-mom-tried-to-eat-him-update/

tracy_skinner avatar
Tracy Skinner
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi you are a wonderful human and I feel less weird about having 6 dogs...most of the vets SPCAs refused to take or wanted to euthenase mine etc..one was so violent he is now really soft gentle etc......I love your pics. I am worried cos even though iIdo not eat meat, I keep my dogs fed on proper meat, its a vitamin tio them and they shine with health and twice the energy of most dogs......Its cruel to force vegeterianism on them...anyway..a friend of mine briought her dog up a vegan in a beautiful small South African village...one day when the puppy grew up and was six years old he broke out and ate the neighbours goats...I worked with wild dogs and they live for the hunt, its in their blood.....I stiil walk my dogs in the bush....they go crazy over intestines,,,,,,get them sum and witness thier reaction..embedded deeply in every dogs ancestory.....You are amazing I am grateful some one like you cares about animals...

Load More Replies...
tammyfox1959 avatar
Tammy Fox
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Animal mothers will usually try to "do away with" babies whom they think have some sort of disability....and then again some animals aren't cut out to be parents, just like some people. He's a lucky cute little guy.

gimboid1 avatar
David Mackie
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

beautiful story hopefully he will have a long and fruitful life

flibberdejibbet avatar
Flibberdejibbet
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His life is filled with such love now...fills my heart with such happiness!

laurencramer avatar
lauren cramer
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely the best story. I hope you are able to keep updating his progress. You are a blessing.

annielaurie avatar
AnnieLaurie Burke
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How sweet! Kudos to the author, her cats and her dogs for pulling this little guy through!

jeremyvyu avatar
JeremyVyu
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok, I am not crying, not crying. Wah wah wah, those damned ninja onion cutters!

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