This is Tutu. He is my best friend and a great comfort to me. Tutu is 18. He has asthma and diabetes. When it’s time to test his sugar, he sits and allows me to perform the test without any resistance. He was a rescue. He came to my back door and sneaked his way into my heart. In the past he had to share me with three other cats, but now he has me all to himself. What a great joy he has been.

Cathy Testagrossa, New London

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