Neglected beagle puppy abandoned at rural residence is rescued and cared for by loving family who, despite loving cats, never gave up on the dog’s recovery, pawrent says: ‘She also learned how to ask to play like a cat.’

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Jan 12, 2026 2:00 PM EST

While we have come across more than our fair share of dog lovers who end up rescuing a cat and falling in love, it is not all too often that the opposite happens. Not that cat lovers are not open to rescuing dogs, quite the opposite. But more so that it is less likely seeing as cats usually need more rescuing than dogs, and if you are already busy rescuing cats then you likely do not quite have time for the fewer dogs that need saving.

But much like in this story there are exceptions to every rule and there is no cat lover who would turn down a doggo in need, much as the couple in this story did. Thankfully it was a puppy who that cats could take on the responsibility of raising, which is something they relish, after all they would most certainly prefer a dog who behaves like a cat than a fully fledged dog invading their space. 

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    "The cats like her and one of them often invites her to wrestling matches"
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    A few days ago a car dumped a young beagle puppy out at my father in laws. He was feeding her dry cat food watered down and canned cat food. He just gave her to us tonight because she kept him up last night with her whining.
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    She was covered in fleas her gums are pale. I have given her a Dawn bath since i am unsure of her age for stronger flea control. What should I do with feedings and such she is about 2 lbs and seems to be teething.
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    I have an older dog so I have dog kibbles on hand I also have kitten kibbles and some KMR for when the bunny is sick. what would be the best method for feeding her until we can get the proper food?
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    gave her some of the kibbles in water she is eating fine we have no weekend vets around here. we are going to the co-op tomorrow I will look in their meds for iron supplements or some of that ground liver the vet prescribed our
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    rabbit when he was sick. aslo my husband did not know how to get her still on the scale i weighed her she is 3.5 lbs UPDATE: a day with proper puppy kibbles and some k9 milk
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  • Honestly, these puppy stories are restoring our faith in humanity. It is not often anymore that we get to see examples of people being good to one another. If anything the exact opposite is what we see most of in this world. Whether it be on the news or on social media, the word is that people are and should be becoming less and less friendly towards one another. But when you see a family or just people in general banding together like this to support a pupper in need it truly warms the heart to know that there is something in this world that will make us put our differences aside for once.

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    replacer and feed some liver and she is pinking up. She chases our older dog and chews on everything for about 45 mins then passes out for and hour or so to start again. we are going shopping today to get her some liver. I had a dog before that
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    had a rabbit that got sick and became anemic and he was prescribed some blended liver for getting his iron up.
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    Update took the first available appointment she had worms she is actually 8 weeks ish but her teeth are late bloomers vet said by teet alone she would say 4 weeks but other things point to 8. She will go back in a week for another test and
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    an all clear she will be vaccinated over all health looks good and she had put on nearly a pound
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    for those who did not see the first post some monster threw out a puppy at my father-in-laws. My FIL has 11 cats and can not care for a puppy and brought her to us on friday after the vet had closed and due to the p. -- ic they only open on
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  • Holy moly, that would have been a good fact to add to the original story, 11 cats is a mad house in itself. It is a wonder that this woman’s father-in-law even tried to keep the puppy with him overnight. What an actual legend. It just goes to show home much heart there is amongst animal lovers. Also a wonderful reminder that loving animals means exactly that, all animals, not just dogs or cats. They all deserve our love and support in this world. 

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    weekdays. When she came to us she weighed 3.5 lbs. We got her to the vets on monday and she was covered in fleas ticks (we had no idea how old therefore what was safe and gave her a dawn bath) and had intestinal parasites. she had also come up
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    to 5.3 lbs. The update We took her back for her recheck yesterday and she was proclaimed parasite free and was started on a fleas, ticks, heartworms, some intestinal parasites for prevention (all in one
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    pill))and she grew to 8 lbs. She is now rambunctious and Iwants to bite everything as her physical development is delayed and she is still trying to pop out some baby teeth. she is around 9 weeks now according to the vet. She also got her
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    Om AN
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    first round of vaccines. The cats like her and one of them often invites her to wrestling matches and he is much gentler with her than his
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    brother or us since he never uses claws on her. She also learned how to ask to play like a cat.
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