Finnegan the squirrel

[jazz'smum]

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.


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.
Finnegan was resting in a nest in a cage just days before Giselle was due
to deliver her puppies.
Cantlon and her husband watched as the dog dragged the squirrel's cage
twice to her own bedside before she gave birth.
Cantlon was concerned, yet ultimately decided to allow the squirrel out
and the inter-species bonding began.

Finnegan rides a puppy mosh pit of sorts, burrowing in for warmth after
feeding, eventually working his way beneath his new litter mates.


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.
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.
Finnegan and his new litter mates, five Papillion puppies, get along together
as if they were meant to.
Finnegan makes himself at home with his new litter mates, nuzzling nose-to-nose
for a nap after feeding.



Send this along to brighten someone's day!

Wouldn't i t be nice if we could all get along like Finnegan and the gang?



MORAL OF THE STORY: Keep loving everyone,



even the squirrelly ones!

[Meetz1064]

just BIZARRE...............Cute, but BIZARRE!

[BuckeyeFan]

... but that is why we all still love the squirelly ones like you Meetz.

That is that nature driven mother instincts that us guys will probably just never understand.

[josieb]

Very cute story. I love squirrels and raised a baby one a few years ago. She was a complete sweetheart.