At a time they are searching for the parents, the cat, named Masha, who appears to be expecting herself, is being treated like a heroine for taking care of the baby in subzero temperatures.
According to RT, a baby boy not older than 12 weeks has been found in a box on a staircase in an apartment block in the Russian town of Obninsk. The box was meant for a cat, who – after having found a new soul in misery, warmed up the baby and was worried to let him go.
The report also says that the baby in the cat box was discovered by one of the neighbors, who had heard what she thought to be loud meowing and rushed to rescue the cat from possible offenders.
The cat has been living in the apartment block for three years, fed and petted by its residents.
“She has been keeping the baby warm for several hours and meowing to call for help,” the woman who first discovered the baby says.
The woman also said that she found a bag with baby food and diapers, pointing out that the boy was well and tidily dressed.
Even after police and medics arrived, the cat was still worried.
“She kept close to the baby and didn’t want to let him go,” the woman said.
“When an ambulance worker took the baby to bring him into the car, the cat followed him and pitifully meowed,” adding that the four-pawed adoptive mother tried to jump into the ambulance to follow the boy.
Neighbors noted that the cat then sat for hours on the road by the house waiting for the car to return and bring him back.