Pleasing 4 Pets

A family of domestic dogs in Germany has adopted a baby wild cat after its Mother was unable to produce enough milk to feed all of her litter of cubs.

The cub, named Shakira is an African Wild Cat and was born in a German Zoo.
She became sick when her Mother was not able to feed her and sadly, all of her siblings born with her died.

Fortunately for Shakira, animal lover Adam Roland aged 53, opted to care for the cat at his home with his existing family of dogs.

He said:-

“Shakira came to us when she was just 14 days old. A friend of mine from the zoo contacted me and told me how Shakira’s mother had not produced enough milk for her litter and her other brothers and sisters had died. When I heard this, I decided to take her

in.”

Adam cared for Shakira and nurtured her, tenderly feeding her with drops of milk. Her weight and general health slowly began to improve and she was presented to her new family, Adam existing pets - a pack of Rhodesian Ridgebacks.

The peculiar household bonded immediately, as the Mother, Katjinga and her litter of 11 puppies received Shakira into their home. Shakira and her new Mother fostered a strong relationship from the start.

Adam said of his unusual decision:-

“I wanted to provide her with some animal kids that could be a substitute for her own brothers and sisters and for her mother. It turned out that Shakira was integrated immediately into this dog family. She plays hide and seek, catch and even play fights with the dogs. When they tire from playing with each other, the cubs lie down together.”

When wild cat Shakira eventually grows to her full size, she is expected to be around 3ft in length and some 2ft in height, weighing in the region of 3stone - a similar size to her those in her adopted family.