A friendly neighbourhood cat has saved
the life of a baby boy abandoned by his
parents in a freezing Russian city.
The long-haired feline, affectionately
named Masha by the block’s residents,
discovered the baby boy inside a
cardboard box in apartment block in
the Russian city of Obninsk after
hearing his cries in the cold.
Masha apparently climbed inside the
box and
wrapped herself around the
abandoned child, believed to be less
than 12 weeks old, to keep him warm.
Hearing Masha’s loud meows, resident
Irina Lavrova rushed to rescue the cat
believing she was injured – instead she
discovered her curled around the now
quiet baby.
“You can imagine my shock when I saw
her lying in a box next to a baby,” she
told RT.
The baby was rushed to hospital, with
Masha attempting to follow the car, and
was found to be healthy, despite his
outdoors stay.
“She was so worried about where we
were taking the baby,” paramedic Vera
Ivanina told REN TV.
A search has now been launched to try
and locate the child’s parents. He was
discovered with clean clothes, extra
nappies and some baby food.
Since the discovery of the baby Masha
has reportedly been spoilt by local
residents who have given her extra
food.
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