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Meet the Polish cat-nurse who cuddles sick animal friends.

If you’re not a cat person, you will be now.

Meet Radamenes. He is a cat. He is also a nurse. 

Radamenes, from Bydgoszcz, Poland, helps patients in the animal hospital recover by giving them warm hugs — because love really is the best medicine.

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The furry friend gives much needed companionship to sick puppies and kittens, offering up massages and even cleaning them when needed.

Radamenes came to the animal hospital after contracting a respiratory infection. The people who brought him in thought he was so sick they might have to put him down..

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But with a little help from the Bydgoszcz Animal Shelter, Radamenes made a miraculous recovery — and is now returning the favour by helping his animal brothers and sisters.

He’s particularly friendly with animals who have undergone serious operations and according to Bored Panda, people have been coming from everywhere to meet Radamanes who is rumoured to bring good luck.

Meow.

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Team Kitty 9 years ago

I had a cat. We adopted her from the RSPCA. I was 4 and she was 2. Everytime I would cry from falling off my bike or having a tanty, the cat would run to my room/ yard and meow and rub up against me. I would giggle and pat her and I was all good. She was 'put to sleep' when she was 21 years old. I remember getting the call at uni that she'd been put down. I was devastated. Still am...


Ella 9 years ago

A lovely dose of "kitty love". Be warned, if a person tells you "I don't like animals" don't walk, run! Unconditional love and affection - how could anyone not like that?