When Martin the cat had surgery for his ruptured eyes as a result of an infection, rendering him blind for the rest of his life, he needed a forever home and a fellow cat friend to be by his side.
Raye Ann Tucker and Markeeta Tucker were too happy to take in the kit, who had been ignored by his previous owner as he slowly went blind.
But when they introduced him to their resident cat Miss Kitty, she despised him.
She had been the lone cat in the house for 14 years and didn’t appreciate the company.
Martin was so saddened by her rejection that he would cry outside her door, even while she hissed fiercely at him.
So the Tuckers did the best thing they could do – they took him to their local shelter to try and find a cat friend that would click with Martin.