Dying cat finds an unlikely friend

Margie Scott was devastated when her 9-year-old cat Sammy was diagnosed with kidney failure, but she never could have predicted what would give her comfort during her pet’s last days.

Because Sammy was declawed, he was strictly an indoor cat. But he always wanted to go outside. So, in his dying days, Scott decided to let Sammy spend some time outside each day. Sammy enjoyed his time outside the apartment, which is surrounded by woods and wetlands.



A family of deer regularly visits the complex, and one day, Sammy was sitting outside in the grass when two young deer happened by.

”The deer started licking him all around the head and neck and Sammy just sat there allowing the deer to do this,” said Scott.

For several minutes, the young deer licked the small cat.

Two days later, Sammy died.