Zephyr almost had a tragic ending, but a good woman spared him.

He now gives daily hugs and kisses of gratitude to his adoptive mother.

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Irene was taking a stroll in a nearby park last year when she spotted a man heading toward the river. She approached the man, expecting to see him holding something in his hands, but she was unprepared for what she saw.

He was holding a kitten in his hands when Irene realized she had to take action right away. “I was able to push the man just as he was about to throw a cat into the river.”

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Irene had no idea that day would result in her saving a kitten, but it did. The little cat was alive, trembling in the cold. Zephyr, the name Irene gave the cat, has been licking her face as frequently as he can to express his gratitude.

Irene claimed, “He didn’t want to let go of me.” He either pushes against my face or begins to lick it virtually every day.

Irene adopted Zephyr as a newborn kitten and introduced him to her senior cat at home. A year later, the two cats are still inseparable.

“The old cat treats the kitten like his own son,” Irene said. “They both are so adorable, hugging and licking each other.”

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The former stray has been given a second chance at life, and he is making the most of it.

Zephyr, according to Irene, “constantly demands attention and likes when I chase him or when he pursues the [senior] cat.” “My throwing a toy mouse, and he brings it back to me, is his favorite game. He won’t grow tired chasing the mouse all night.

Despite the circumstances, this special connection was meant to be.

“He changed my life,” Irene said. “He’s my personal little sunshine with his endless energy. It’s like having a little child … it teaches you a lot.”