Masha The Cat saves Newborn from Freezing to Death - Polidicks

[quote][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd0vIXUaizI[/media] A homeless cat in Russia has been praised for helping to save the life of an abandoned newborn baby by keeping him warm for several hours. The cat, named Masha, has been living in a cardboard box in a block of flats for the last three years in the town of Obninsk in the Kaluga region of Russia. A baby, believed to be no older than 12-weeks old, was recently found dumped in the box in the apartment block hallway on a day reported to be several degrees centigrade below freezing. One of the residents discovered the baby on the floor along with Masha, who had "warmed the baby for several hours with her body" as well as meowing to call for help. "The residents are certain, if the cat hadn't taken care of it, the baby wouldn't have had a chance," Russian news channel TV Zvezda reported. The woman who discovered the baby, Nadezhda Makhovikova, who happens to be a nurse, also found a bag full of food and nappies. When paramedics arrived to take the baby to hospital, the cat was said to have chased the ambulance down the street. Vera Ivanina, a paramedic, told REN TV: "She was so worried about where we were taking the baby. She ran right behind us, miaowing. She was really a rational creature." The baby was found to be perfectly healthy and police have now launched a search for his parents.[/quote] [url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russia-masha-stray-cat-hailed-saving-life-newborn-baby-abandoned-freezing-hallway-1483733]International Business Times[/url]

I have a hard time believing the locals didnt exaggerate the story, but that is so cute (also for a stray that cat is FAT <3)

I much rather wonder what forced someone to abandon a baby in the heart of winter in some cardboard box in a staircase of an old apartment block.

[QUOTE=just-a-boy;46958088]I much rather wonder what forced someone to abandon a baby in the heart of winter in some cardboard box in a staircase of an old apartment block.[/QUOTE] Russia has those baby drop boxes as well.

I really hope she did run after the ambulance. Legit made me cry. An animal has more goddamn care for a baby than the people who MADE it.

[QUOTE=just-a-boy;46958088]I much rather wonder what forced someone to abandon a baby in the heart of winter in some cardboard box in a staircase of an old apartment block.[/QUOTE] communism

I hope that cat gets a good home.

[QUOTE=just-a-boy;46958088]I much rather wonder what forced someone to abandon a baby in the heart of winter in some cardboard box in a staircase of an old apartment block.[/QUOTE] Horrid economic situation mixed in with a government that just does not care about its people.

I'm surprised he wasn't called Big Boss cat.

[quote]A baby, believed to be no older than 12-weeks old, was recently found [B]dumped in the box[/B] in the apartment block hallway on a day reported to be several degrees centigrade below freezing.[/quote] I'm sure the cat was looking for a box for itself to keep safe and warm up then a baby just happened to be there.

[QUOTE=Grindigo;46958719]I'm sure the cat was looking for a box for itself to keep safe and warm up then a baby just happened to be there.[/QUOTE] I agree. The baby happened to be there when it returned, and he was warm so they both benefited from the interaction. Mutualism at it's finest.

Except for the second line, where it says that the cat had been living in the same cardboard box for 3 years.

[QUOTE=Tmaxx;46958212]I really hope she did run after the ambulance. Legit made me cry. An animal has more goddamn care for a baby than the people who MADE it.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]When paramedics arrived to take the baby to hospital, the cat was said to have chased the ambulance down the street. Vera Ivanina, a paramedic, told REN TV: "She was so worried about where we were taking the baby. She ran right behind us, miaowing. She was really a rational creature."[/QUOTE] This cat has serious devotion.

[quote]When paramedics arrived to take the baby to hospital, the cat was said to have chased the ambulance down the street.[/quote] "Come back with my pillow you fucks!"

I wonder if the kid and Masha will ever meet again?

[QUOTE=Grindigo;46958719]I'm sure the cat was looking for a box for itself to keep safe and warm up then a baby just happened to be there.[/QUOTE] It says in the article the cat has been living in that cardboard box for 3 years. Second line in the OP's quote.

[QUOTE=meek;46957976]I have a hard time believing the locals didnt exaggerate the story, but that is so cute (also for a stray that cat is FAT <3)[/QUOTE] Some strays do get very big, considering she practically lives in the apartment network I wouldn't be surprised if the people living there feed her odd bits, also Masha looks to be a Norwegian Forest cat and they naturally are very big and fluffy. The parents who did this though are really bad, there are better alternatives than just dumping a child.

[QUOTE=Reagy;46960316]Some strays do get very big, considering she practically lives in the apartment network I wouldn't be surprised if the people living there feed her odd bits, also Masha looks to be a Norwegian Forest cat and they naturally are very big and fluffy. The parents who did this though are really bad, there are better alternatives than just dumping a child.[/QUOTE] I think really bad is a bit of an understatement

I find it interesting a nurse(what are the odds?) found the baby. And there were baby supplies there. And someone left the baby in the cat's box. My alternate theory: The nurse helped deliver this baby, and concocted this story to shield the mother. This way the baby lives, the cat is a hero, and no one will ever know the girl/woman was pregnant.

[QUOTE=Grindigo;46958719]I'm sure the cat was looking for a box for itself to keep safe and warm up then a baby just happened to be there.[/QUOTE] and the cat just happened to want to chase an ambulance for some reason

[QUOTE=FetusFondler;46963967]and the cat just happened to want to chase an ambulance for some reason[/QUOTE] Masha, Attorney at law