9-year-old Boy with Autism Breaks into Tears When He Reunites With Cat, His Best Friend
A 9-year-old boy with autism couldn`t stop crying when he reunited with his missing cat who means everything to him. She’s his joy and his best friend.
Meet Autumn the cat and her human brother Austen.
“I used to work as a veterinarian and one morning (a few years ago) one of my co-workers and I got to work to find a box of kitties and their injured mom,” Angela Davis told Love Meow.
“Autumn (the kitty) was the only female and I was immediately drawn to her.” She brought the kitty home one day. When Austen met Autumn, the two just hit it off.
Soon they became best friends. “She would let him carry her around and love her.”
Unfortunately, Austen was later diagnosed with ADHD and Autism, along with some sensory processing problems.
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The cute cat is always loving and gentle to her human brother. “No matter what his mood was Autumn always plays with him. She has also been a big help in showing him how to treat animals. She lets him know when enough is enough, but would never hurt him,” Davis told Love Meow.
“With his autism Austen can be very particular with his things and Autumn is his. He truly loves cats and she is very special to him.”
Every morning, Autumn gently wakes him up by cuddling with him , licking him and head butting him.
The day Autumn went missing…
That night, Davis realized that their cat wasn’t at her usual place, but didn’t know for sure until the following day.
“I searched my house, searched the yard, talked to all neighbors and no one had seen her. I spent two long days trying to find her,” Davis told Love Meow.
Austen was more than devastated. “He spent several days just crying . He also became physically sick and missed the entire week of school,” Davis told Love Meow.
“I was getting desperate, I was worried that he would begin withdrawing into himself. He was heartbroken. He kept asking when she was coming home or would cry because it was his kitty that was missing…”
“We made tons of flyers and place them around businesses near our home. I had gotten a tip to leave my garage door open and put her blanket and bowls out there. So I did this on Sunday night. Monday while he was at school, I heard some meowing come from outside house, went out and there she was!”
“Once I caught her, I could not wait to reunite with Austen, so I drove to the school and took him out early… Best thing ever!”
Watch the emotional reunion in this video:
Boy Reunited with Missing Cat, His Best Friend
Uploaded by Love Meow on 2016-05-25.
“This photo shows just how much she meant to him and how emotional the reunion was.”
“Austen is very happy to have her home. He keeps checking to make sure he knows where she is,” Davis said.
The boy has wants to be a veterinarian when he grows up. He has to deal with health problems and hospital stays, but “no matter what, he knew she would be there when he got home. Just her presence seems to help him feel better.”
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