Kittens happy with canine caregiver

Kittens at a Mairangi Bay pet shop are literally lapping up canine attention - their surrogate mother is a dog.

Ruby, a rough coated collie, has taken to feeding a number of la perm kittens as though they are her own.

Ruby, who belongs to Zoo Zone Pet Centre staff member Kelly Burt, could not bear to leave the kittens after helping clean them when they were born at Ms Burt's home.

Now at four months old the kittens are still enjoying the benefits of a lactating Ruby, who is due to give birth to puppies soon, shop owner David Crymble says. MORE>>