A kitten meowed loudly in the yard of a family’s home in Canada a few months ago.
There was no mother cat or other kittens in the vicinity, and the tiny fluffy was starving and hunting for anything to eat. The house’s owners couldn’t abandon the kitten to its destiny. They took him in and sought assistance from local animal rights group Chatons Orphelins Montréal.
“They rescued a street cat and brought it to us in Montreal.” Celine Krom of Chatons Orphelins Montréal adds, “We quickly found him a nanny-nurse for round-the-clock care.”
Lux, the kitten, was a shy and frail creature. He began to gain weight by eating regularly and compensating for the lack of sleep by sleeping in a warm nest.
Lux yearned for motherly affection and sobbed uncontrollably when she was left alone. When the kitten was healthy and no longer required milk, he was socialized by being exposed to other cats. A gorgeous tabby cat, one of the relatives, seized the youngster in his paws.
Animal rights group Chatons Orphelins Montréal acquired Oscar, a two-year-old long-haired cat, around the same time Lux was rescued.
“Oscar was discovered in an abandoned structure. He roamed about the neighborhood for a while, looking for food and shelter. “We think he used to live there with his family before being abandoned,” Celine says.
Oscar got to the rescuers in bad shape. With medication and painstaking care, he felt energized enough to eat on his own again. The striped beauty continued to make progress and has since made a full recovery.
Oscar loves people and is very responsive to kittens in need. When Lux joined him at the guardian’s house, the cat seemed to know exactly what the kitten needed.
“Lux adores cats and wants to be friends with everyone,” Celine explains.
It felt as though Lux and Oscar were old acquaintances when they met. The kitten was taken under the tabby cat’s wing, and the two began to embrace.
Oscar quickly took on the role of a parent – he began to persistently wash Lux, wrap his paws around him and make sure that the kitten was never left alone.
Oscar toured Lux about the home and instilled bravery in him. The kitten has learnt to scale the cat’s climbing frame and seek people’s attention, following in Oscar’s footsteps.
“Lux (now four months old) and Oscar get along swimmingly” (now three years old). “They’re a fantastic couple, and going to the same house would be excellent for them,” Celine says.
The two closest friends love their home lives and feel that one day they will be able to have a family of their own.
