{"id":82100,"date":"2024-07-12T14:40:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T07:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/?p=82100"},"modified":"2024-07-12T14:40:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T07:40:38","slug":"five-baby-hedgehogs-are-adopted-by-a-cat-after-their-mother-is-k-i-l-l-ed-by-a-hay-mower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/five-baby-hedgehogs-are-adopted-by-a-cat-after-their-mother-is-k-i-l-l-ed-by-a-hay-mower\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Baby Hedgehogs Are Adopted By a Cat After Their Mother is K.i.l.l.ed By a Hay Mower&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Russia\u2019s Rostov region, a cat called Murka became the mother of five hoglets whose mother recently d.i.e.d in an accident.\n</p><p>Murka\u2019s owner, Ekaterina Semenova, informed a KP \u2013 Rostov-on-Don journalist about her cat\u2019s large heart. Workers were cutting hay near their house around three weeks ago, according to her testimony, when something horrific happened.\n</p><p><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-82103 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/justmetalking.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/07%5C/cat-adopts-5-hedgehogs-1-1122x842-1-750x420-1.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"750\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cat-adopts-5-hedgehogs-1-1122x842-1-750x420-1.jpeg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p><em>\u201cThe grass reached their shoulders. They were using a trimmer, a type of hay mower. As a result, the machine ran over the hedgehogs\u2019 nest. \u201cWe discovered a mother and a brood of hoglets only after the grass was trimmed,\u201d Semenova remembered.\n<p>Unfortunately, the mother hedgehog and one of the hoglets were k.i.l.l.ed. And, while five of the litter survived, they had little prospect of survival because there appeared to be no one to care for them.\n</p><p><em>\u201cThey were little and blind. They didn\u2019t even have spikes on their feet. \u201cI felt terrible for the babies, so I brought them home,\u201d Ekaterina explained.\n<p>She tried using a pipette to feed them milk at first, but it didn\u2019t work. In a panic, she phoned a veterinary friend, who advised her to look for a nursing cat.\n</p><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-82104 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/justmetalking.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/07%5C/cat-adopts-5-hedgehogs-2.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"750\"' height='\"1000\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cat-adopts-5-hedgehogs-2.jpeg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>According to the expert, only 30% of nursing cats accept to care for the children of other animals.\n</p><p><em>\u201cIt just so happened that three weeks ago, our Murka gave birth to a kitten.\u201d So I gave her the hedgehogs. <em>\u201cThe cat embraced them right away as her own,\u201d the woman stated.\n<p>Murka has been feeding five hedgehogs for the past three weeks. They have, by the way, sprouted spikes and opened their eyes. Kittens and hedgehogs appear to be part of the same family.\n</p><p>Kitten and hedgehogs became one family. Photo: Ekaterna Semenova\n</p><p><em>\u201cMurka, the cat, and the hoglets all sleep in the same soft box.\u201d I believe the hedgehogs will coexist with humans in this manner. <em>\u201cAfter all, they\u2019ve grown entirely tame,\u201d Semenova said with a smile, adding that she was pleased of Murka.\n<p><strong>\u201cShe is really kind and intelligent.\u201d \u201cOur shining light.\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Russia\u2019s Rostov region, a cat called Murka became the mother of five hoglets whose mother recently d.i.e.d in an accident. Murka\u2019s owner, Ekaterina Semenova, informed a KP \u2013 Rostov-on-Don journalist about her cat\u2019s large heart. 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