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Debby Cantlon (who planned to release Finnegan the squirrel back
into the wild) bottle-fed the infant squirrel after it was
brought to her house.
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When Cantlon took in the tiny creature and began caring for him,
she found herself with an unlikely nurse's aide: her pregnant
Papillion, Mademoiselle Giselle.
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Finnegan was resting in a nest in a cage just days before Giselle
was due to deliver her puppies.
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Cantlon and her husband watched as the dog dragged the squirrel's
cage twice to her own bedside before she gave birth. Cantlon was
concerned, yet ultimately decided to allow the squirrel out and
the inter-species bonding began.
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Finnegan rides a puppy mosh pit of sorts, burrowing in for warmth
after feeding, and eventually working his way beneath his new
litter mates.
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Two days after giving birth, mama dog Giselle allowed Finnegan to
nurse; family photos and a videotape show her encouraging him to
suckle alongside her litter of five pups.
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Now, Finnegan mostly uses a bottle, but still snuggles with his
"siblings" in a mosh pit of puppies, rolling atop their bodies
and sinking in deeply for a nap.
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Finnegan and his new litter mates, five Papillion puppies, get
along together as if they were meant to.
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Finnegan naps after feeding.
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Finnegan makes himself at home with his new litter mates,
nuzzling nose-to-nose for a nap after feeding.
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