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At animal shelter in Poland, ‘nurse cat’ helps other animals recover

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Radamenes, a black cat in Bydgoszcz, Poland, is helping animals recover at the same veterinary clinic that saved his life.

Once near death himself, Radamenes beat the odds and survived a serious upper respiratory infection. His owners feared the then 2-month-old kitten would never recover — they even considered euthanasia — but veterinarian Lucyna Kuziel-Zawalich took a liking to the sick cat and nursed him back to health before taking Radamenes in as her own, Mashable reported.

As he recovered, vets at the clinic were surprised to see the feline start hugging and cleaning other animals at the clinic, Bored Panda reported, especially those who were recovering from serious operations.

Now known as both the clinic’s mascot and “full-time nurse,” Radamenes is also getting a taste of online fame this week. After TVN Meteo, a Police news website, published photos of the cat at work, the story of the cat giving back went viral.

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Cat person or not, sometimes you just have to admit: cats can be awesome.

In 2012, we shared the story of Jessi-Cat, a Cream Birman cat who helped a 7-year-old boy with selective mutism say “I love you” for the first time.

“The reason why we have got Jessi-Cat is because pets and cats in particular I think are very good with children with special needs or autism or anything like that, and it’s a way for Lorcan to communicate,” the boy’s mother, Jayne, said in a video interview with Cats Protection.

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This pet cat helped teach a baby to walk:

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Buddy the cat sniffed out his owner’s breast cancer, saving her life:

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And this stray cat not only found a new home in North Wales, she also found a job. Pwditat immediately befriended a blind dog — and became his trusty seeing-eye cat.