8/11/2006: Papillon dog adopts, nurses injured baby squirrel

Undertoad · 08-11-2006, 09:23 AM

Another via Neatorama.

1... 2... 3... Awwwwwwww!

That's Finnegan the squirrel, who was found injured and malnourished when he was only a few days old. He'd fallen 40 feet out of a tree. He only lived because he fell on top of his sister, who was also falling, and who died. Finnegan was in bad shape. He was brought to one Debby Cantlon, who had a reputation for taking in sick and injured animals.

And that's when Mademoiselle Giselle the Papillon took over. (OK, we'll excuse the cutesy-pie dog name.) M'elle Giselle was pregnant, bedding on the other side of the house, but somehow took a liking to the squirrel. She dragged Finnegan's cage across the house, so it could be next to her own doggie bed. And when Cantlon moved the cage back, M'elle just did it again.

So Cantlon let them hang out together.

And after M'elle Giselle gave birth to her pups, she let Finnegan in to nurse as one of her own.

Actually N-rama points to this page of crazy animal adoptions (which in turn points to this gallery of the Finnigan/Giselle paring). There are eight other animal adoptions on that crazy adoptions page. IotD Friday has already covered most of them. This dog and ducklings I hadn't seen before:

The cat and crow video on the adoptions page is fun.

Happy Friday all!

Trilby · 08-11-2006, 09:28 AM

I am now officially diabetic.

glatt · 08-11-2006, 09:30 AM

The pictures are awfully sweet.

ajaccio · 08-11-2006, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

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And that's when Mademoiselle Giselle the Papillon took over. (OK, we'll excuse the cutesy-pie dog name.)...

Well, it does really fit her custie-pie face!

ukamikanasi · 08-11-2006, 01:59 PM

Uh... that crow is not trying to adopt that cat. It's a baby crow. You can tell by the pink in his beak and the sound of his call. He's trying to be "adopted" by the cat... the part where he's biting the cat's foot is how baby crows feed from their parents beaks.

Elspode · 08-11-2006, 02:48 PM

Are those ducklings *nursing*?! What the hell is that all about? They aren't mammals.

capnhowdy · 08-11-2006, 04:54 PM

The ones at her breast are the males.

sandypossum · 08-11-2006, 08:55 PM

I have a few more pics of adoptions. Here is a dog (in Russia as I recall) foster mother to orphaned lion AND tiger cubs, and cat foster mother to ferrets.

sandypossum · 08-11-2006, 08:59 PM

...and a German shepherd mother to tiger cubs, and a dog nursing piglets. Being from a mixed family myself, I approve.

MsSparkie · 08-11-2006, 10:09 PM

I can't remember if this picture came from this site or not...I've been finding so many great pics around lately, my hard drive better not crash! Well, I do love this picture wherever I got it!

DucksNuts · 08-11-2006, 10:11 PM

TGIF!!!

xoxoxoBruce · 08-11-2006, 10:13 PM

Why would a dog let a fuzzy-tailed rat nears her pups?
Oh, of course.....Mademoiselle Giselle the Papillon....french bitch.

bargalunan · 08-12-2006, 01:47 AM

French hospitality !

Elspode · 08-13-2006, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sandypossum

...and a German shepherd mother to tiger cubs, and a dog nursing piglets. Being from a mixed family myself, I approve.

You're from a mixed species family? Egad.

Flint · 08-13-2006, 01:37 AM

I've raised orphaned kitties and puppies completely by hand. Bottle-feeding, making them go potty, cleaning little dirty eye-boogers, etc.

Soon, my first human baby will arrive. I wonder if my experience will count for anything?

08-11-2006, 09:23 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	8/11/2006: Papillon dog adopts, nurses injured baby squirrel Another via Neatorama. 1... 2... 3... Awwwwwwww! That's Finnegan the squirrel, who was found injured and malnourished when he was only a few days old. He'd fallen 40 feet out of a tree. He only lived because he fell on top of his sister, who was also falling, and who died. Finnegan was in bad shape. He was brought to one Debby Cantlon, who had a reputation for taking in sick and injured animals. And that's when Mademoiselle Giselle the Papillon took over. (OK, we'll excuse the cutesy-pie dog name.) M'elle Giselle was pregnant, bedding on the other side of the house, but somehow took a liking to the squirrel. She dragged Finnegan's cage across the house, so it could be next to her own doggie bed. And when Cantlon moved the cage back, M'elle just did it again. So Cantlon let them hang out together. And after M'elle Giselle gave birth to her pups, she let Finnegan in to nurse as one of her own. Actually N-rama points to this page of crazy animal adoptions (which in turn points to this gallery of the Finnigan/Giselle paring). There are eight other animal adoptions on that crazy adoptions page. IotD Friday has already covered most of them. This dog and ducklings I hadn't seen before: The cat and crow video on the adoptions page is fun. Happy Friday all!

08-11-2006, 09:28 AM	#2
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08-11-2006, 02:48 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Are those ducklings nursing?! What the hell is that all about? They aren't mammals. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

08-11-2006, 04:54 PM	#7
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	The ones at her breast are the males. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

08-11-2006, 08:55 PM	#8
sandypossum tri-continental dag hag Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 247	I have a few more pics of adoptions. Here is a dog (in Russia as I recall) foster mother to orphaned lion AND tiger cubs, and cat foster mother to ferrets. Attached Images __________________ you're never too old to have a happy childhood

08-11-2006, 09:30 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The pictures are awfully sweet.

08-11-2006, 01:59 PM	#5
ukamikanasi Complex Simpleton Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 18	Uh... that crow is not trying to adopt that cat. It's a baby crow. You can tell by the pink in his beak and the sound of his call. He's trying to be "adopted" by the cat... the part where he's biting the cat's foot is how baby crows feed from their parents beaks.

08-11-2006, 08:59 PM	#9
sandypossum tri-continental dag hag Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 247	...and a German shepherd mother to tiger cubs, and a dog nursing piglets. Being from a mixed family myself, I approve. Attached Images __________________ you're never too old to have a happy childhood

08-11-2006, 10:09 PM	#10
MsSparkie Curious Sagittarius Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 302	I can't remember if this picture came from this site or not...I've been finding so many great pics around lately, my hard drive better not crash! Well, I do love this picture wherever I got it! Attached Images __________________ ~There is a forest in an acorn......

08-11-2006, 10:11 PM	#11
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	TGIF!!!

08-11-2006, 10:13 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Why would a dog let a fuzzy-tailed rat nears her pups? Oh, of course.....Mademoiselle Giselle the Papillon....french bitch. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-12-2006, 01:47 AM	#13
bargalunan Abecedarian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Nantes (France) Posts: 175	French hospitality !

08-13-2006, 01:37 AM	#15
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I've raised orphaned kitties and puppies completely by hand. Bottle-feeding, making them go potty, cleaning little dirty eye-boogers, etc. Soon, my first human baby will arrive. I wonder if my experience will count for anything? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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