Bullied boy rescues cat with same rare eye condition

Madden was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, as well as a condition known as complete heterochromia iridum, which means his eyes are two different colors.

While his cleft lip and palate have been corrected with surgery, Madden still bears a scar from the procedure. And now, he bears the weight of his peers’ scrutiny as well, as he is bullied in school for both the scar and his unusual eyes.

“He is usually just completely full of life and happy and fun to be with. He wasn’t insecure until other kids started pointing it out to him and then saying not nice things.” Madden’s mom, said.

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Christina wasn’t sure how best to help her son, until she stumbled across an eye-catching Facebook post in a group for mothers of children with cleft lips and palates.

The post showed a picture of a cat, waiting to be adopted from a Minnesota animal shelter, that had a cleft lip.

And as fate would have it, the similarities didn’t stop there.

Much to her surprise, the cat in the picture also had two different colored eyes — one hazel and one blue — just like her son!

“We knew immediately that this kitty was meant to be part of our family. They were destined to be best friends.” she said.

Fate willed these two together!

Thanks to a few generous friends and strangers who helped fund their roadtrip, the family piled into their car and traveled all the way from Oklahoma to Minnesota to bring the cat home; the new member of the family was named Moon.

Madden and Moon have been inseparable ever since!

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Madden’s mom said: “They were meant to be together, there’s no other explanation. This kitty was so far away from us. I’m amazed that we found out about him, and even more amazed by the friends and strangers that helped us get to him, and adopt him.”

Image Credits: Madden and Moon on Instagram