A dog in China has happily started to suckle a kitten a long with her new puppies.

Li Dajie, who lives in Mapu Village of the Guangxi province in China had a pet dog that was pregnant when she also bought a baby kitten. Luckily the dog and cat got on very well right away and became close friends, which can be unusual for dogs and cats as often they do not get on. The owner explained that she felt this was because one needed the love of a mother and the other had a lot of mothers love to give, which is why she felt that they got on so much better than expected. When the dog had her four puppies the cat and mother dog remained close and the kitten even began to suckle at the mother as well as her puppies. The new mother did not mind, but when the kitten tried to push away the puppies to get to the milk herself she would lick the kittens back to calm her down and stop her taking more than her share as she tended to do it even when she had just been fed. The milk obviously did the kitten a lot of good as the owner reported that it quadrupled in size after just one month of feeding from her adopted mother.

Li went on to explain that while the puppies were weak with closed eyes in the beginning, the kitten was already running around and stalking its adopted dog mother, having a lot of fun playing with her. The dog and kitten have become local celebrities now and the owners family and friends are always visiting to take a look at the animals and witness the love and affection that they have for each other, for themselves.