This Dog Rescued A Newborn Kitten. A Year Later, It's Clear 'They Were Meant To Be Brothers'

Roscoe the kitten would almost certainly not be alive today, were it not for Opie the dog. The pup sniffed out the newborn kitten, injured and covered in maggots, and refused to leave his new buddy's side until Opie's dad, James Roode, scooped up the feline and ran him to a veterinarian.

It's been a year since their paths first crossed, and Roscoe is not only doing well, he's now the best of friends with his canine savior.



"James and Opie were taking a walk out in the field behind where we live" in Ontario, Canada, says Roode's partner, Lia Spilka. "They heard a squeak coming from in the bushes. Opie ran toward it, and James followed. That is when James found Opie beside a log, with Roscoe pinned underneath."

Roscoe cried and whined until "James took his shirt off his back -- this was last August -- and carried Roscoe inside with his shirt. He tried to clean him up, and then took him to the ER vet in the city. He called me just before he went, and I told him to get whatever we needed in order to keep this kitten alive," she says.

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