Cat brings her kitten into hospital and medics rush to help them

Photographs have emerged on social media showing the moment a mother cat brought her sick kitten to a (human) hospital in Istanbul, Turkey.

As reported by local news station T24, paramedics rushed to the felines after spotting them in the emergency room. Pictures of the incident were shared to Twitter by Merve Özcan, and have since gone viral on the social media platform.

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Özcan wrote alongside the images: "(Translated) Today we were in the emergency room of the hospital when a cat rushed to bring her offspring in her mouth."

Per Bored Panda, Turkish people are known for their "love and respect for stray animals", often leaving food out for animals living on the street. In this instance, the hospital staff were happy to provide the cats with any help possible.

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Between the two tweets, they have received more than 100K 'Likes' and 6,000 retweets.

Turkish media reports that medics were quick to intervene and checked the kitten for obvious health issues. The mother cat reportedly followed her kitten around and did not let it out of her sight.

T24 reports that while the baby was being examined, staff gave her mother some milk and food in an effort to make her more comfortable.

Reports note that following a check-up, both cats seemed fine, but were still directed to a vet just to be sure that the mother and kitten were indeed in good health.

The story soon made its way onto Reddit, where it has received 83K upvotes from users in two days. Several Redditors also took to the comments section to praise the medics for helping the mother cat.

One person wrote: "In Turkey, stray cats and dogs are like everyone's pet. You can see food and water for these friends on every corner. Cats are welcome to sleep and live in mosques etc. It's a beautiful place for stray animals."

While another added: "Cat knows where to get help. This is heartwarming."