Stray cat saves abandoned baby

Winters are harsh in Obninsk, Russia. When a twelve week old baby was abandoned on the floor of an apartment complex overnight, you wouldn't think it would have much of a chance. 

 

Neither did Masha, the apartment building's resident homeless cat. Masha saved the helpless baby boy's life by curling up around him. She spent the night wrapped around the baby, insulating it from sub-freezing temperatures. 

 

Masha is by all accounts a quiet cat, but when she heard people coming, she started meowing. Alerted by her unusual cries, apartment resident Irina Lavrova worried that Masha was sick or injured. When she went to investigate, she found the cat still curled up around the baby, who had made it through the night with flying colors.

 

When paramedics arrived to take the abandoned baby to a nearby hospital, Masha continued to be protective of him, reportedly running after the ambulance to try and jump in. She apparently spent several hours in the road, waiting for the baby to come back.

 

The baby is in excellent health, and hopefully someone will take Masha in now, as well. She deserves it!