She has saved their lives with her unconditional love (Video)

Eight baby hedgehogs were left orphaned after their mother was hit by a lawnmower. Caregivers at Sadgorod Zoo in Vladivostok, Russia, took them in and tried to hand-rear them, but they were still refusing to eat from a bottle or syringe after two days. Worried that the hedgehogs might not survive due to lack of food and affection. That’s when Alyona Asnovina, the deputy director of the zoo, came up with an brilliant idea.

“I saw our cat Musya in the yard. I quickly grabbed her and put her by the baby hedgehogs,” she said. “Literally, after a couple of seconds they approached the cat, they understood at once what to do, having felt her warmth and the smell of milk. Surprisingly, the cat also understood instantly what was expected of her. She lay down and fortunately, the hedgehogs began to nurse,” Asnovina added.

They found the babies an unlikely new mama

Musya just finished nursing a few foster kittens and still had some milk left, so the caregivers placed the hedgehog babies near her, hoping she would accept them. She took them in with open paws!It’s especially awesome when an adult animal adopts babies that aren’t her own kind. They found the babies an unlikely new mama! Watch the video, the sweet surrogate mom is nursing the baby hedgehogs. She’s such a good kitty.

In just a few seconds after they met, Musya took to the little orphans and even lied on her side, encouraging the babies to nurse.

Source: wamiz.com