Dog Meets Foster Kitten And Decides He’s Keeping Her For Good

I’ve heard the term “crazy cat lady”, but I think this story is a little bit on a different level! Now you need to meet Skeeter. He’s a young dog who has a very special place in his heart for any and all kittens that he meets.

He loves kittens, and he protects them as if they were his own children. Unfortunately for Skeeter, most kittens aren’t into have a big scary dog around them 24/7.

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Now it’s time to meet Roo.

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Roo and her two siblings ended up in the Animal Welfare League of Arlington in northern Virginia after being discovered on the streets by an animal control officers.

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The staff at that shelter noticed that something was up with Roo. She was underweight and walked oddly. After a vet trip, it was discovered that Roo was missing her elbow joints. She went to stay with Russ, a co-founder of the National Kitten Coalition.

Russ was used to extreme and challenging cases with kittens, and she was pretty sure that she could handle a young kitten missing joints in her front legs.

Russ did more than just handle Roo. Within weeks Russ had fallen in love with Roo and decided to adopt her.

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And that’s where Skeeter comes back in. He’s Russ’s dog, and he finally found a loving kitten partner. Roo absolutely adores Skeeter, and the two are always together.

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It’s amazing to see these two have each other. Each has improved the other’s life immeasurably, and we’re glad that there’s people like Russ out there, bringing animals like these together.

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