Dog named Kush found alive next to dead Ohio tornado victim [Kleenex alert!]

WCPO.com ^ | Annette Peagler

[Daffynition]

AMELIA, Ohio - When emergency workers found Carol Forste's body in Ohio after Friday’s tornado, they also came across one of her dearest possessions, her dog, still at her side.

The storm that killed his owner and best friend spared the dog's life, even as it crushed his spirit.

Kush, Forste's pit bull survived Friday's storm. Doctors at All Creatures Animal Hospital in Amelia, say it will take weeks for Kush to truly heal.

One look into his eyes and you can see he is still shocked and traumatized from Friday's tornado.

"Kush would not leave her deceased body's side...stood right next to her until they discovered her," said Dr. Dan Meakin, Kush's doctor.

Carol's death took an emotional toll on Kush. For days, he would not eat or drink.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Pit-bull story... pretty cool but sad too.

[jennings2004]

Thanks...what a story...definitely needs a kleenex....then I think of the ridicule and dismissal of our military heros so many are guilty of...even a dog knows the real heros!

[Salamander]

“Ascribing human characteristics to animals is.”

A mistake we’ll not likely make with you.

[Salamander]

Maybe Fool is just projecting.

[Slings and Arrows]

The Hindu Kush is a region in Afghanistan.

[Slings and Arrows]

The savagery of pit bulls is well-documented. ;^)

[Daffynition]

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Hiker missing for month found with cat

[trisham]

Wow. She might not have survived without the cat. A month is a long time.

[Daffynition]

Guess the cat fended for itself.

"Her cat was in better shape than she was," Marc Levesque, incident commander with New Mexico State Police Search and Rescue, told The Associated Press. "Her cat was also hunting. (Page) ran out of food a while back."

[trisham]

I’m sure the cat was able to catch rodents and possibly birds to keep itself alive. It could certainly have left her, but it didn’t.

[Daffynition]

Two mighty lucky critters! I've done a fair amount of hiking in my day, and hiking with a dog is actually quite common...but hiking with a cat, I've never seen on the trail.

[photo not related...but b/c I love it!]

[trisham]

I can understand why. It’s a wonderful photo. :)

[Daffynition]

It’s sweet to see a rough tough Marine’s vulnerable side. Heh.

[trisham]

I know. :)