Sabastian and Simon have always been close friends. The two stray dogs enjoyed the fact that they never left each other behind. They’d be perfect together if they could just find a forever home and leave the streets behind.
Then, one day, their opportunity arrived, and they weren’t going to let it pass them by.
“My best friend bought a new home, and the very first week they moved in, a stray came up onto their porch and had kittens,” Colleen Green, Simon and Sabastian’s mom, told The Dodo. “[My sister] took them in and planned to find homes for them all. I’d go over to visit, and the little fluffy orange guy named Simon … who had such a spunk.”
Despite Green’s initial idea of possibly rescuing one cat, the clever felines had a plan of their own.
“I’d go to visit Simon and when I’d pick him up, the shy, fluffy black one started jumping up into my arms along with Simon,” Green said. “They’d wrap their arms around each other and just gaze with such love at me. If I said anything, they’d move their little heads in tandem like they were one.”
The duo did the same thing every time Green came by.
I’m sorry, I can’t take you both, I’d say, she said. Yes, that was successful.
These episodes continued, and eventually Green caved in and brought both cats home.
Green now finds it difficult to believe that he only saved one of the adorable kittens. Green didn’t want to be the one to separate the ex-stray couple because they were so close and had never spent a night apart.
Green said, “They were simply so bonded.” “I compared them to darkness and day, utter opposites that need one another to function as a whole. The veterinarian stated they protested so much that they had to deviate from protocol and recuperate in the same cage when I had them neutered.
“They were a really special pair,” Green said. “[Loving them] was a very easy thing to do.”
Simon and Sabastian lived a long and happy life together. The two cuddle bugs hugged each other every day and were eternally grateful to have a safe home.
“When we lost Simon at the age of 16, I knew Sabastian wouldn’t let his brother leave without him. He passed less than a month later,” Green said. “I know wherever they are, they’re hugging.”
