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C0RI0LANUS

(1,344 posts)
Tue Oct 8, 2024, 07:04 AM Oct 8

Tiny Kittens Saved from Hurricane Helene Follow Everyone Around, Thinking They are Part Dog



A tuxedo and a tabby ended up at the Humane Society in Tampa, FL desperately needing a foster home. Weighing around 12 ounces, they were starved of both food and love.
Allison, a foster volunteer, offered to help and gave the pair a cozy place to settle in. They were believed to have been "found as orphans and brought in by Good Samaritans as a result of the storm (Helene)."

"The first day, they were really struggling from feeling so hungry. Since then, they have been very brave and friendly.” Our gratitude to Allison for her TLC and the photos.


Ernie (R) and Hadley (L) Note Ernie has six toes, like the ones favored by Ernest Hemingway


The gentle dogs don't mind the kittens nursing on them despite not having any milk to offer. They happily watch over them, letting them pounce on their tails and wrestle with their floppy ears.

With all of the terrible storms wracking the American south, including the imminent landfall of Milton, there will be more orphaned or separated cats and dogs needing TLC and forever homes.

Source:

Tiny Kittens Saved from the Storm Follow Everyone Around, Thinking They are Part Dog - Love Meow

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Tiny Kittens Saved from Hurricane Helene Follow Everyone Around, Thinking They are Part Dog (Original Post) C0RI0LANUS Oct 8 OP
Adorable! EverHopeful Oct 8 #1
That is true! My wife and I lost count of how many there were. C0RI0LANUS Oct 8 #2

EverHopeful

(365 posts)
1. Adorable!
Tue Oct 8, 2024, 08:04 AM
Oct 8

When visiting Hemingway's house on Key West, we were told that all the polydactyl cats living there were descendants of Hemingway's cats.

C0RI0LANUS

(1,344 posts)
2. That is true! My wife and I lost count of how many there were.
Tue Oct 8, 2024, 08:09 AM
Oct 8
These are real signs like this in his neighborhood in Key West.



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