The story of how a rescue kitten has helped a cat conquer loneliness has received almost 400,000 views on Instagram.

The June clip shared by Chayenne Scott, (@cheyennekennedyharris), starts with a slideshow of images showing her ginger-and-white cat called Cheeks sitting on the sofa and staring out of the window. The text layered over the photos reads that the feline “has always been loving and affectionate,” but, in recent months, his personality changed.

“He became very clingy, was crying a lot, incredibly anxious and staring out of the window for hours,” Scott wrote. So, after much thought, she decided to adopt a kitten called Blue from a kill shelter, in the hope that Cheeks would accept him.

Indeed he did and, after three days of keeping them in different rooms, the pair met for the first time and instantly hit it off. The slideshow then turns into video footage of Cheeks and Blue sleeping together. The texts says that “they became inseparable.”

So far, the video has received almost 50,000 likes and has reduced many viewers to tears.

One user posted: “You probably extended his life by five years. Not to mention obviously improving his quality of life.”