Sometimes stray animals travel in pairs, or even groups.
Though they may be facing horrible odds out in the wild, animals will stay connected with one another—even if traveling alone would be easier.
Lost, abandoned, or abused pets have defied the odds with their friends, siblings, and even 10 newborn babies!
But these two particular kittens stuck together through even more adversity than normal.
At only three weeks old, this pair of brothers ended up in a woman's backyard. They were eventually taken into a shelter after she determined that she wouldn't be able to take care of them, because the two adorable brothers are blind.
Having eye defects was hard for the two cats who struggled through abandonment and surgery. But the duo managed to survive through the odds—and stick with each other the entire time.
Their bond helps prove that our animal friends care just as deeply as we do about the ones that they love.
Scroll through below for a look at these incredible brother cats and how they have overcome the odds!
[H/T: The Dodo]
Little Stevie and Isaac were found in a woman's backyard in Sydney, Australia.
The woman began gingerly feeding and taking care of them, but couldn't help noticing that there was something wrong with their eyes.
When she took them to the vet, she learned the truly unfortunate news—both of the brothers are blind.
Unable to care properly care for the blind cats, she reached out to many different animal shelters, all of whom turned down the pair.
Though they were at complete capacity, Inner City Strays was kind enough to take the two in.
"We just knew we had to take the twins immediately," co-founder Diana Dammery told The Dodo.
"We didn't care how much they were going to cost us; we just couldn't turn our backs on them."
After concluding that both of the kitties suffer from congenital eye defects, they had to undergo surgery to avoid infection.
Stevie needed to have both of his eyes removed and Isaac, whose eyelids didn't work, had to have them created by an ophthalmologist.
Though they had to face considerable strife and surgery at a young age, the brothers stuck with each other through the process.
Stevie even relies on Isaac, who is only blind in one eye, to help orient him when he is feeling wobbly and confused.
Since recovering from their surgeries, the cats are much more lively and they love playing with their toys and tunnels.
Dammery even claims that at times it is difficult to tell they are even blind!
The cats' painful but prosperous journey to the shelter proves that blood—or fur—is thicker than water.
The brothers overcame abandonment and blindness to live out healthy, happy lives together.
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