Cat Adopts Rat (Or Just Saving It For Later?)

Posted by Alex in Animal on June 16, 2008 at 1:15 am


In other strange animal pairing news, a pet cat in China has adopted a rat which she nurses alongside her four kittens!

Sun, 81, says that a neighbour came to see the kittens on the day they were born and was amazed to see a rat suckling alongside them. "At the beginning, I thought I must have seen wrong. So I took a flashlight and had a clear look," said the neighbour.

The rat not only drinks cat’s milk, but also plays with its kitten ‘brothers and sisters’, according to the Qilu Evening Post. The cat reportedly treats the rat exactly the same as her natural kittens and it has become part of her family.

Good thing it wasn’t the Rat King that she adopted! Link


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6 comments to "Cat Adopts Rat (Or Just Saving It For Later?)"

  1. Larfin Jackarse
    June 16th, 2008 at 3:17 am

    Perhaps the rat has Toxoplasmosis and the cat is not a natural born killer?

  2. prophet
    June 16th, 2008 at 7:47 am

    That's Barack Obama's message. Unity and hope. (?)

  3. Noc
    June 16th, 2008 at 8:51 am

    Indeed, toxoplasmosis change the behavior of rat

  4. Thomas
    June 16th, 2008 at 12:15 pm

    Damn, got beaten to the diagnosis. Smart crew we have here.

  5. Ali S.
    June 16th, 2008 at 5:33 pm

    If that's the case of toxoplasmosis...shouldn't the kittens not be affected?

  6. avist
    June 17th, 2008 at 12:11 am

    Forget toxoplasmosis. I can't get the image of Rat King out of my head! :(


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