"My Dad is recovering from an operation. Mum went out and left a door slightly ajar. But for one South Island father, it appears a cat that isn't even his own has taken the title of best mate. Mum went out and left a door slightly ajar," he wrote on Twitter. "You never own a cat, a cat owns or claims you - animals are very clever and this animal realised your dad needed some love," one person wrote.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 17, 2019 03:33 UTC