This is the adorable moment a mother dog lovingly fed a family of orphaned kittens.<br /><br />The four-year-old pooch named Maa has fostered the moggies after they were born in a barn in Roi-Et, northeastern Thailand.<br /><br />Their mother passed away a few days after their birth and the orphans had no source of breast milk.<br /><br />However, a week after the mother cat died, the dog owner Tim Chanphet, 56, moved the kittens in with his pet, which had also recently given birth.<br /><br />Footage shows the Aspin mother dog happily breastfeeding the three kittens with the same level of love and attention she shows to her own offspring.<br /><br />The delighted owner said the mother dog also provides food for both her puppies and the kitten.<br /><br />He said: "Our dog is so friendly towards the kittens, just like she is to her own puppies.<br /><br />"When night falls the mother dog sometimes goes out to find food and brings it back to the kitten and her puppies."<br /><br />Tim's wife said she encouraged the dog to share its breast milk with the kitten but the result was beyond her expectations.<br /><br />She added: "When the dog gave birth to her puppies I brought the kitten to her and told her to spare some milk for them just to help them survive.<br /><br />"But over a month has passed but she is still looking after the poor kittens, so I'm really happy about how it has developed.''
