text: A black cat who fell sick as a two-month-old kitten is now nursing abandoned sick animals back to health with plenty of purrs and cuddles. Caring cat Rademenes is the resident feline nurse at an animal shelter in Bydgoszcz, northern Poland, where he snuggles up to the dogs and cats that are brought in for help. The green-eyed moggy was rescued by the shelter in October after he contracted an inflamed respiratory tract infection and his owner thought he was too unwell to be saved. Black cat Rademenes helps to nurse sick cats and dogs back to health at a Polish animal shelter . Veterinarian Lucyna Kuziel-Zawalich took care of him and eventually adopted him as a permanent member of the animal hospital, Polish news channel TVN Meteo reports. Ms Kuziel-Zawalich said Rademenes gives hugs to every pet in the shelter, after previously being placed in isolation because of his grave illness which saw him lose his shiny black hair. When animals are brought in, Rademenes goes up to them and supports them - especially as they rest after surgery. Rademenes first fell sick as a two-month-old kitten and after recovering he is now nursing other abandoned sick animals back to health . The green-eyed cat was brought into the shelter after getting an inflamed respiratory tract infection . Rademenes curls up to the sick animals, especially as they rest after surgery . In this photo the cat nurse appears to kiss a tabby cat on the head as it recovers . Rademenes owner, vet Lucyna Kuziel-Zawalich, adopted him as a permanent member of the animal hospital . In a series of adorable photos shared online, Rademenes can been seen keeping a kitty attached to a drip warm by giving it a cuddle over a blanket. In another cute image, he spoons a large husky dog and curls up next to a beagle. The director of the animal shelter said sometimes the friendly cat even licks the ears of other sick strays. In one of a series of adorable photos shared online, Rademenes keeps a beagles tail warm . As the abandoned pets recover Rademenes is always close by for a cuddle . Rademenes was left at the shelter because his owner thought he was too unwell to be saved .
target: Black cat Rademenes snuggles with dogs and cats at the Polish shelter .
  He was brought in to the animal hospital with a respiratory infection .
  After surviving the illness as a two-month-old kitten he now helps others .
  Rademenes comforts the strays after surgery and even licks their ears .