Prepare to be delighted by an emotional moment as you watch a cat looking after a kitten found on the brink of death.
The viral footage, which has racked up over 7.3 million views, shows a tiny feline lying on a chair while attached to an IV drip. Rico, the veterinary clinic’s resident pet, can be seen cuddling the kitten.
“The kitten was found in a very bad shape on the streets,” Imrani Meryem, a veterinarian practitioner in Morocco, North Africa, told Newsweek. “The person who brought him in suggested euthanasia because the kitten was barely breathing.”
However, the veterinarians didn’t want to make any hasty decisions, so they agreed to revisit the idea of euthanasia in two days if the kitten’s condition hadn’t improved.
With some tender love and care from Rico, a former stray cat, the kitten, who has been named Caramel, was soon up and running.
“During his hospitalization, Rico stepped up and started licking him and stayed next to him,” Meryem, the clinic owner, told Newsweek. “I was happy to see this because the kitten seemed to be more at ease.”
Around four weeks later, the kitten was back to normal, said Meryem, who shared another clip of the pair playing.
This kindhearted nature may not be surprising for other male cat owners, as they are said to be more social and playful. Male cats also tend to be more active and engage in energetic play, including late-night zoomies.
At the time of writing, the video has over 5,000 comments, with users praising Rico as an “angel in cat form” and noting that the kitten’s recovery was likely due to the comforting presence of the older cat.
