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Three years ago, we set off to a local rescue charity to find our new friend.

There were a lot of cats waiting for homes but having asked which were good with children, two were pointed out to us: a big fluffy ginger boy and a skinny, dirty, cross-eyed tuxedo with an unusually large nose and dull, thin fur.

The tuxedo was sitting high up, away from all the other cats and watching my young son Jasper, purring and smiling with his eyes. He was, quite frankly, the least attractive cat there. We showed both to Jasper and allowed him to choose. It was love at first sight. They only had eyes for each other, and we took the skinny, purring fella home that day.

At age 2 years, my son had only recently started talking, and we told him on the way home, "His name is Domino."

Jasper said, "Hi Chewy!" into the cat carrier.

No matter how many times we corrected him, he always called him Chewy, a word he had never heard before, a special name he had made up for his new best friend. He's been Chewy ever since.

After getting him home, it was quickly discovered that he had an allergy to regular cat food, which the shelter had been unaware of. He always had diarrhea with blood in it, which was the result of inflammatory bowel syndrome. He now eats a special cat food consisting of 100% pure meat, and as you can see below, his fur has grown in, he is a good weight and he is very comfortable in his forever home!

He was just 1 year old when we rescued him three years ago. He's the most loving, silly, cuddly cat we have ever met. He was inseparable from Jasper from day one, and he adores all children. However sticky, loud or grabby they are, he loves them dearly.

We can only guess he was abandoned so young due to his dietary issues, and while this is very sad, we feel very lucky that we have been given the opportunity to love him.

Story submitted by Jasmine from Brighton, United Kingdom.

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