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My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

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I’ve met Nicolas when he was over a week old, he was the smallest of a litter of 8 pitbulls and for some strange reason his mum ate 3 of his siblings and was in the process of eating him.

She got to chew his paw off, but someone was able to take him away from her and somehow I ended up taking care of this tiny bundle of fur.

He was super tiny and without his mum to care for him and with his injury he didn’t have a good prognosis. But after days of 24/7 care with lots of help from my cats and my other 5 dogs he turned into a lovely dog. So I wanted to show a bit of our journey.

I’ve met Nicolas when he was over a week old

My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

Nicholas mum ate three of his siblings and was in the process of eating him when someone rescued him

My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

Unfortunately, she got to chew his paw off, so he didn’t have a good prognosis

My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

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That’s when me and my cats started taking care of this tiny bundle of fur

My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

My cats adopted him as their own

My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

I fed him every 3 hours and changed his bandage everyday

My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

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The kittens really looked after him as well

My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

He always ended up cuddling with them

My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

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My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

Gladly, with constant care from me, my cats and my other 5 dogs he turned into a lovely dog!

My Cats Adopted A 3-Legged Puppy Whose Mom Tried To Eat Him

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Ale Oviedo

Happy person, 90s kid, mum to 6 cats & 4 dogs, black is my favourite colour, if it's sugary, fruity and looks like a rainbow I won't drink it

Happy person, 90s kid, mum to 6 cats & 4 dogs, black is my favourite colour, if it's sugary, fruity and looks like a rainbow I won't drink it

What do you think ?

MaureenRouse 8 years ago

I would love to see some pictures of him as he has grown up.

69points

AleOviedo (Post author) 8 years ago

Hi, thank you, I just made a new post with more photos of him growing up. I was not able to add more photos to this post. https://www.boredpanda.com/my-cats-adopted-a-3-legged-puppy-whose-mom-tried-to-eat-him-update/

11points

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DespoinaMarkopoulou 8 years ago

we need more pictures! him getting older!

48points

BobbiJohnson 8 years ago

That puppywill never forget all those who helped save his/her life, love the pictures of the pup and kittens cuddling together.

21points

VivianBenitez 8 years ago

In many cases the mother senses that something is "wrong" with the puppy, which leads her to eat him. Scientifically, this has been proven to often be the case. There were occasions when puppies taken away from the mother when something like this starts to happen to later find out that the puppy has some severe genetic problem or congenital abnormality. I hope Nicholas is really ok.

11points

JenniferBurnham 8 years ago

Or the puppies might have been fine and mother could have also been seriously stressed about something in her environment or she might have been ill. There are many reasons animals do that.

5points

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JudyDowney 8 years ago

How did nobody notice the mother was eating her young?

3points

Talise Snyder 8 years ago

The owners might not have been home and they came home just as the mother was trying to eat this puppy.

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AnnaJei 8 years ago

Poor little thing... Thank God he met u on his life path. Lovely kittens

3points

PriyankaJatan 8 years ago

Awwww. Oh my gosh, you did a wonderful job raising and taking care. Especially those cats too But why did the mother eat her young though?

2points

SusannaVesna 8 years ago

Beautiful story! Please keep updating us as he grows up! Best of luck!

2points

AnnaSalerno 8 years ago

Awwww what a precious puppy. Thank you for rescuing this tiny baby. I loved the cats cuddling with him. He is going to be a very good loving dog because of the care and love you've shown him. Waiting for follow up pictures.

1point

SusanPlatt-Mueller 8 years ago

I think the woman and her kitties are wonderful heroes!! She went above and beyond what many people would do!! She nursed that precious little pup, with the love and care a mother would bestow upon her own baby! Bless ALL of them!!!! ❤️

1point

AleOviedo (Post author) 8 years ago

Hi all, Thank you for your kind words, I just made a new post with more photos of him growing up. I was not able to add more photos to this post. https://www.boredpanda.com/my-cats-adopted-a-3-legged-puppy-whose-mom-tried-to-eat-him-update/

1point

Tracy Skinner 8 years ago

Hi you are a wonderful human and I feel less weird about having 6 dogs...most of the vets SPCAs refused to take or wanted to euthenase mine etc..one was so violent he is now really soft gentle etc......I love your pics. I am worried cos even though iIdo not eat meat, I keep my dogs fed on proper meat, its a vitamin tio them and they shine with health and twice the energy of most dogs......Its cruel to force vegeterianism on them...anyway..a friend of mine briought her dog up a vegan in a beautiful small South African village...one day when the puppy grew up and was six years old he broke out and ate the neighbours goats...I worked with wild dogs and they live for the hunt, its in their blood.....I stiil walk my dogs in the bush....they go crazy over intestines,,,,,,get them sum and witness thier reaction..embedded deeply in every dogs ancestory.....You are amazing I am grateful some one like you cares about animals...

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SarahSutherland 8 years ago

how old is he now?

1point

stanleyscout 8 years ago

These are the sweetest photos ever!!!!!!!

1point

Tammy Fox 7 years ago

Animal mothers will usually try to "do away with" babies whom they think have some sort of disability....and then again some animals aren't cut out to be parents, just like some people. He's a lucky cute little guy.

0points

David Mackie 7 years ago

beautiful story hopefully he will have a long and fruitful life

0points

Flibberdejibbet 8 years ago

His life is filled with such love now...fills my heart with such happiness!

0points

lauren cramer 8 years ago

Absolutely the best story. I hope you are able to keep updating his progress. You are a blessing.

0points

AnnieLaurie Burke 8 years ago

How sweet! Kudos to the author, her cats and her dogs for pulling this little guy through!

0points

Supergirl127t ninja-gal 8 years ago

What kind of mother eats her kids?!?!?!

0points

Bubulle 8 years ago

Cute cute cute

0points

KittyBridges 8 years ago

wonderful! Caring people, caring animals. Rotten mother.

0points

IreneSilva 8 years ago

Very cute.

0points

IreneSilva 8 years ago

I would also love to see more pictures.

0points

MikiNyckel 8 years ago

I love it :) <3 Going to the other post now :D

0points

MikeQin 8 years ago

Great!

0points

MoniSunkissed 8 years ago

TRYING.NOT.TO.CRY.

0points

TinadeRonde 8 years ago

God bless you and your amazing pets!

0points

KerryTrzebiatowski-Steinert 8 years ago

Updates on this adorable baby please!

0points

Mariska 8 years ago

Yes me too!

0points

MargotBerwin 8 years ago

oh my goodness…so beautiful…

0points

EvePomerleau 8 years ago

Aurélie cest rosieeee en ptibull

0points

Pemberton 8 years ago

What happened to his siblings? I hope they were rescued and live well too.

0points

CoffeepotCat 8 years ago

I believe the mother ate the siblings sadly

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DanielaBasic 8 years ago

oh my god <3 more pictures please <3

0points

SolariMahirimah 8 years ago

How is he doing now? What is his name? Is he walking ok?

0points

JeremyVyu 8 years ago

Ok, I am not crying, not crying. Wah wah wah, those damned ninja onion cutters!

-2points

MaureenRouse 8 years ago

I would love to see some pictures of him as he has grown up.

69points

AleOviedo (Post author) 8 years ago

Hi, thank you, I just made a new post with more photos of him growing up. I was not able to add more photos to this post. https://www.boredpanda.com/my-cats-adopted-a-3-legged-puppy-whose-mom-tried-to-eat-him-update/

11points

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DespoinaMarkopoulou 8 years ago

we need more pictures! him getting older!

48points

BobbiJohnson 8 years ago

That puppywill never forget all those who helped save his/her life, love the pictures of the pup and kittens cuddling together.

21points

VivianBenitez 8 years ago

In many cases the mother senses that something is "wrong" with the puppy, which leads her to eat him. Scientifically, this has been proven to often be the case. There were occasions when puppies taken away from the mother when something like this starts to happen to later find out that the puppy has some severe genetic problem or congenital abnormality. I hope Nicholas is really ok.

11points

JenniferBurnham 8 years ago

Or the puppies might have been fine and mother could have also been seriously stressed about something in her environment or she might have been ill. There are many reasons animals do that.

5points

Load More Replies...

JudyDowney 8 years ago

How did nobody notice the mother was eating her young?

3points

Talise Snyder 8 years ago

The owners might not have been home and they came home just as the mother was trying to eat this puppy.

1point

Load More Replies...

AnnaJei 8 years ago

Poor little thing... Thank God he met u on his life path. Lovely kittens

3points

PriyankaJatan 8 years ago

Awwww. Oh my gosh, you did a wonderful job raising and taking care. Especially those cats too But why did the mother eat her young though?

2points

SusannaVesna 8 years ago

Beautiful story! Please keep updating us as he grows up! Best of luck!

2points

AnnaSalerno 8 years ago

Awwww what a precious puppy. Thank you for rescuing this tiny baby. I loved the cats cuddling with him. He is going to be a very good loving dog because of the care and love you've shown him. Waiting for follow up pictures.

1point

SusanPlatt-Mueller 8 years ago

I think the woman and her kitties are wonderful heroes!! She went above and beyond what many people would do!! She nursed that precious little pup, with the love and care a mother would bestow upon her own baby! Bless ALL of them!!!! ❤️

1point

AleOviedo (Post author) 8 years ago

Hi all, Thank you for your kind words, I just made a new post with more photos of him growing up. I was not able to add more photos to this post. https://www.boredpanda.com/my-cats-adopted-a-3-legged-puppy-whose-mom-tried-to-eat-him-update/

1point

Tracy Skinner 8 years ago

Hi you are a wonderful human and I feel less weird about having 6 dogs...most of the vets SPCAs refused to take or wanted to euthenase mine etc..one was so violent he is now really soft gentle etc......I love your pics. I am worried cos even though iIdo not eat meat, I keep my dogs fed on proper meat, its a vitamin tio them and they shine with health and twice the energy of most dogs......Its cruel to force vegeterianism on them...anyway..a friend of mine briought her dog up a vegan in a beautiful small South African village...one day when the puppy grew up and was six years old he broke out and ate the neighbours goats...I worked with wild dogs and they live for the hunt, its in their blood.....I stiil walk my dogs in the bush....they go crazy over intestines,,,,,,get them sum and witness thier reaction..embedded deeply in every dogs ancestory.....You are amazing I am grateful some one like you cares about animals...

0points

Load More Replies...

SarahSutherland 8 years ago

how old is he now?

1point

stanleyscout 8 years ago

These are the sweetest photos ever!!!!!!!

1point

Tammy Fox 7 years ago

Animal mothers will usually try to "do away with" babies whom they think have some sort of disability....and then again some animals aren't cut out to be parents, just like some people. He's a lucky cute little guy.

0points

David Mackie 7 years ago

beautiful story hopefully he will have a long and fruitful life

0points

Flibberdejibbet 8 years ago

His life is filled with such love now...fills my heart with such happiness!

0points

lauren cramer 8 years ago

Absolutely the best story. I hope you are able to keep updating his progress. You are a blessing.

0points

AnnieLaurie Burke 8 years ago

How sweet! Kudos to the author, her cats and her dogs for pulling this little guy through!

0points

Supergirl127t ninja-gal 8 years ago

What kind of mother eats her kids?!?!?!

0points

Bubulle 8 years ago

Cute cute cute

0points

KittyBridges 8 years ago

wonderful! Caring people, caring animals. Rotten mother.

0points

IreneSilva 8 years ago

Very cute.

0points

IreneSilva 8 years ago

I would also love to see more pictures.

0points

MikiNyckel 8 years ago

I love it :) <3 Going to the other post now :D

0points

MikeQin 8 years ago

Great!

0points

MoniSunkissed 8 years ago

TRYING.NOT.TO.CRY.

0points

TinadeRonde 8 years ago

God bless you and your amazing pets!

0points

KerryTrzebiatowski-Steinert 8 years ago

Updates on this adorable baby please!

0points

Mariska 8 years ago

Yes me too!

0points

MargotBerwin 8 years ago

oh my goodness…so beautiful…

0points

EvePomerleau 8 years ago

Aurélie cest rosieeee en ptibull

0points

Pemberton 8 years ago

What happened to his siblings? I hope they were rescued and live well too.

0points

CoffeepotCat 8 years ago

I believe the mother ate the siblings sadly

0points

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DanielaBasic 8 years ago

oh my god <3 more pictures please <3

0points

SolariMahirimah 8 years ago

How is he doing now? What is his name? Is he walking ok?

0points

JeremyVyu 8 years ago

Ok, I am not crying, not crying. Wah wah wah, those damned ninja onion cutters!

-2points

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