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Two years ago, my boyfriend and I moved in to our first apartment and found out that cats were allowed. I was super excited and started looking around for cats up for adoption. Two days later, a friend of mine from high school, who also lived two hours away, sent me a text to let me know the hospital she worked at had just rescued a cat.

Come to find out, this poor little boy couldn't be taken to a shelter because he was FIV positive. Though he wasn't a kitten, I fell in love with him the moment I got the first picture. He was skinny, had an upper respritory infection and his eyes were so goopy they wouldn't open. I vowed that he would never have to feel bad again. So we made the two hour drive and picked up our baby boy. We named him Chester (a.k.a. Mr Orange) because he looks like Chester the Cheetos Cheetah.

Now, two and a half years later, he is the king of the house. Being the only animal in our house, he gets all the love he can handle. He loves to snuggle and any time he hears my voice, he will come find me and sit with me. I couldn't have asked for a better cat!

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Story submitted by Amber from Cincinnati, OH.

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