Dog nurses orphaned kittens to health at the Coombabah AWL

THEY are traditionally sworn enemies, but the lives of two orphaned kittens were saved when they were taken into nurture by a maternal canine.

Photos of Gigi the amazing mum who has been feeding her own puppy and then took on a coup

THEY are traditionally sworn enemies, but the lives of two orphaned kittens were saved when they were taken into nurture by a maternal canine.

After Coombabah’s Animal Welfare League Queensland volunteers had no luck in matching the now four-weel-old kittens with a cat, it was four-year-old Fox Terrier ‘Gigi’ who stepped in to save the day.

One of the abandoned kittens nursing with Gigi.

AWLQLD spokeswoman Brooke Whitney said Gigi was mourning the loss of her own puppies who died at birth and was eager to help out.

“When (Gigi) came in to the shelter she was heavily pregnant and sadly only one of her puppies survived,” Ms Whitney said.

“When she saw the little kittens which were very malnourished, she took them on board ever since and essentially saved their life.

“It is some

Gigi, her pup ‘Lucky’ and kittens Arnold and Oscar are now currently in foster care by long serving volunteer Leah Westwood.

Gigi’s surviving pup from her litter who she is also nursing.

Ms Whitney said all the animals will be up for adoption in the coming weeks with an announcement made on their facebook page.

“We would love to keep them all together if someone is interested but if not they can be adopted separately,” she said.

“I’m a bit worried (the kittens) are going to start barking in a few weeks.

“They love their brother Lucky and they all get a long.

“It’s a bit of a modern family.”

You can stay updated on Gigi and her new found family’s progress at www.facebook.com/awlqld