10 month old mama cat J.J. fell in love with a rescue baby raccoon when they were placed together at the shelter on Monday, April 2. A mother’s instinct kicked in, J.J. adopted the orphan raccoon immediately after they met and started nursing and cleaning it as if it was her own.
J.J. arrived at the shelter in Jonesboro, Arkansas with two of her own kittens. On the very same day, an Animal Control officer rescued a 2 week old baby raccoon, but he had trouble feeding it, so the officer decided to place it next to the mama cat, hoping she would accept the little one. It was love at first sight for both rescues.
“We were having to feed him around the clock every two hours and had to clean him up, now the momma cat does everything,” said Larry Rogers, supervisor at Animal Control.
J.J. nursing her own kittens and cuddling and taking care of the orphan raccoon as if it’s her own.
Source via Buzzfeed and (AP / The Jonesboro Sun, Tami Wynn)
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So adorable, God is just smiling from above!
thats ok…Milk is milk
What a great mom she is and such an adorable family!!
hopefully she will get adopted to a special for a special kitty
aint love grand?
love is universal..even from different world \^.^/
so heartwarming! there was a raccoon that use to come on my porch and eat with cats—the kitties didn’t mind one bit!nature–you never know what or who likes who!
This made my heart smile.
meowwwwww
A really touching love story….The heart of a mommy is without limits….even if the littles ones aren’t hers at first.
God or no God, milk is milk in any language – and when hunger kicks in everyone’s a friend. But the mama cat’s a hero – and so say all of us!
wonderful cats love to hear such great stories with a good end xxxxxxxxxx
we have a lot to learn from animals!
The way things should be.
we certainly do have a lot to learn from animals
Look at Mommy’s gorgeous contented face. She too is getting a lot out of her new family. Wonderful story with a great lesson I think. Thank you so much. You really made my day.
This is a beautiful example of unconditional love!
This makes my heart sing…the feral cats and raccoons that visit my yard don’t mind eachother either – they all just want something to fill their little tummies.
i love it!! <3 dosen't matter how they look.
That is so sweet!
awesome!!! i had a cat as a kid that had just had kittens & i got a puppy & he was only 5 weeks old & 1 day i looked at the momma & there my puppy was feeding off her lol it was sooooooo funny coz he was bigger than she was lol
What a sweet mama kitty!
So adorable. Hopefully the racoons won’t forget her. There were some racoons around where I used to live they would terrorize the cats.
So called humans should take a lesson from mama kitties.
great story and a wonderful family
Momma cats are just so loving and nurturing. I ma amazed!