Dying cat holds owner's hand in heartbreaking photo

A scared and frightened cat has reached out to ‘hold the hand’ of his owner, as they made his final car ride to the vet.

Little Andrew was photographed in his dying moments, reaching out his tiny paw to rest on his owner’s hand as they travelled to the vet together.

The cat looked visibly frightened in the photo, which was shared on Reddit by user abernha3.

“He held our hands on his last trip to the vet. Little Andrew was much stronger than his mom and I,” the owner said in the post.

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The owner claimed they knew their cat’s time was up, with Andrew being just over 15-years-old.

“He purred everyday of his life and when he lost that, I knew it was time,” the owner said.

Little Andrew’s death sparked teary comments, which flooded online following the photo.

Reddit user, Proxer commented saying: “May he purr forever in your heart!”