Several years ago I broke an ankle. My kitty, Timothy, stayed with me the whole time I was laid up. He was so devoted that he hardly ate or drank and developed kidney failure. Luckily, we got it under control and he lived several more years. I’m a big dog lover, but no dog could ever hold a candle to Timothy as far as devotion and affection.
A few years ago one of my barn cats went missing for a couple of weeks. When she finally showed up she had a compound fracture of her right rear leg. I scooped her up and took her to the vet who removed her leg. Since that time she has been my house cat.
Every day when I get home she immediately finds me and plops down on my lap for the duration. If I am home she will let me know when she is hungry so that I can pick her up and put her near the food which we keep in the laundry room on the counter so the dog can’t eat it, even though she can climb up there.
She knows that I saved her life and repays me everyday with her affection. She doesn’t do this with my wife or kids only me.