A stray cat has won praise in Russia for saving the life of a baby boy, who was abandoned in the hallway of an apartment block in freezing temperatures. Masha attracted residents to the infant, who was found lying in a cardboard box at the foot of the stairs, where the cat usually sleeps. "I thought that our cat was attacked by a male cat and I rushed from my floor down to save her. And when I went down I saw a baby crying. He was right behind the trash chute, in her box - she lives in our entrance hall. He was lying in her box. It turned out to be the baby who cried," said local resident, Nadezhda Mokhovikova. The boy, who was just a few months old, was rushed straight a hospital in an ambulance - closely followed by Masha. "This cat was their favourite pet. And she took a very active part in what happened. She was so worried about where we were taking the baby. She was running after us and meowing. So she turned out to be a very smart creature," said paramedic, Vera Ivanina. ... ( More) |
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