“Love heals.”
A few years ago, a 5-week-old kitten with severe injuries arrived at a veterinary clinic in Dubai, UAE. One of the cat’s ears was missing, and she had deep wounds across her face.
“Nobody knows what happened to her,” Dr. Louise-Anne Manasco, a vet at USVC Veterinary Centre, wrote on Instagram.
From Patient to Family
Manasco and the rest of the USVC veterinary team worked hard to treat and disinfect the cat’s wounds. Once the kitten was stabilized, Manasco decided to foster her. The cat, whom Manasco named Teresita, grew stronger every day.
As the days went by, it quickly became clear that Teresita would become a foster fail. Manasco and her partner had fallen in love with the rambunctious, one-eared cat and decided to adopt her.
Something Was Missing
Manasco marveled as Teresita grew from a tiny kitten into a confident, full-grown cat. It was clear that Teresita enjoyed being part of her new little family. But sometimes, it felt like something was missing.
Enter Potito
Then, this past December, a few years after Teresita was rescued, another injured kitten fell into Manasco’s lap. This cat, named Potito, had a severe eye infection, which resulted in him needing eye removal surgery.
Manasco took Potito home with her to oversee his recovery. Just like with Teresita, Manasco didn’t plan on keeping him at first. She wasn’t sure how Teresita would react to having a new cat around the house.
An Unlikely Bond
For the first few days, Teresita was a little skeptical and kept her distance from Potito. But then, something incredible happened. Within just a few weeks, the two cats became inseparable. They spent their days cuddling together, grooming each other and occasionally getting in playful spats.
“One became two,” Manasco wrote.
The Missing Puzzle Piece
Once Manasco saw how close Teresita had gotten with the new kitten, she knew she couldn’t bear to part with Potito and decided to adopt him. She realized that Potito was the missing puzzle piece her family had been needing all along.
“They are best buds,” Manasco wrote.
Perfectly Imperfect
With Teresita missing an ear and Potito missing an eye, Manasco likes to refer to them as the “perfectly imperfect duo.” They complement each other well and understand each other deeply.
“They are such a cute pair,” Manasco wrote. “Happy they get along and have one another.”
Love Heals
Both Teresita and Potito went through unimaginable ordeals when they were both just tiny kittens. But now that they have each other, all they know is love.
“Love heals,” Manasco wrote.