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Title: Cute Baby Squirrel Post by: Kathie Shayne on June 01, 2010, 04:46:11 AM Debby Cantlon, who plans to release Finnegan, the young squirrel, back into the wild, bottle-fed the infant squirrel after it was brought to her house.
(http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/wildlife/cute_baby_squirrel_01.jpg) When Cantlon took in the tiny creature and began caring for him, she found herself with an unlikely nurse's aide: her pregnant Papillion, Mademoiselle Giselle. Title: Re: Cute Baby Squirrel Post by: Kathie Shayne on June 01, 2010, 04:46:26 AM (http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/wildlife/cute_baby_squirrel_02.jpg)
Finnegan was resting in a nest in a cage just days before Giselle was due to deliver her puppies. Title: Re: Cute Baby Squirrel Post by: Kathie Shayne on June 01, 2010, 04:46:40 AM (http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/wildlife/cute_baby_squirrel_03.jpg)
Cantlon and her husband watched as the dog dragged the squirrel's cage twice to her own bedside before she gave birth. Title: Re: Cute Baby Squirrel Post by: Kathie Shayne on June 01, 2010, 04:46:58 AM (http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/wildlife/cute_baby_squirrel_04.jpg)
Cantlon was concerned, yet ultimately decided to allow the squirrel out and the inter-species bonding began. Title: Re: Cute Baby Squirrel Post by: Kathie Shayne on June 01, 2010, 04:49:55 AM (http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/wildlife/cute_baby_squirrel_05.jpg)
Finnegan rides a puppy mosh pit of sorts, burrowing in for warmth after feeding, and eventually working his way beneath his new litter mate s. Title: Re: Cute Baby Squirrel Post by: Kathie Shayne on June 01, 2010, 04:50:22 AM (http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/wildlife/cute_baby_squirrel_06.jpg)
Two days after giving birth, mama dog Giselle allowed Finnegan to nurse; family photos and a videotape show her encouraging him to suckle alongside her litter of five pups. Go to The NEXT Page for More Pictures >>> Title: Re: Cute Baby Squirrel Post by: Kathie Shayne on June 01, 2010, 04:50:39 AM (http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/wildlife/cute_baby_squirrel_07.jpg)
Now, Finnegan mostly uses a bottle, but still snuggles with his "siblings" in a mosh pit of puppies, rolling atop their bodies and sinking in deeply for a nap. Title: Re: Cute Baby Squirrel Post by: Kathie Shayne on June 01, 2010, 04:51:03 AM (http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/wildlife/cute_baby_squirrel_08.jpg)
Finnegan and his new litter mates, five Papillion puppies, get along together as if they were meant to. Title: Re: Cute Baby Squirrel Post by: Kathie Shayne on June 01, 2010, 04:51:22 AM (http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/wildlife/cute_baby_squirrel_09.jpg)
Finnegan naps after feeding. Title: Re: Cute Baby Squirrel Post by: Kathie Shayne on June 01, 2010, 04:51:39 AM (http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/wildlife/cute_baby_squirrel_10.jpg)
Finnegan makes himself at home with his new litter mates, nuzzling nose-to-nose for a nap after feeding. |