One-year-old pet Marmite, has been honoured with the Rescue Cat of the Year 2010 award for standing by to comfort his pregnant owner while she went into labour at home.
Lindsey Davies, 21, was alone at her residence in Fareham, Hampshire, when she began having contractions last October.
For two hours until her husband Huw, 25, returned, Lindsey was helped to stay relaxed and calm by Marmite, who remained by her side acting as a "moggy midwife".
The couple said Marmite was an invaluable support for Lindsey throughout her difficult pregnancy, when she suffered painful pre-eclampsia.
Judges of this year's Rescue Cat Awards, organised by the charity Cats Protection and dubbed the feline Oscars, included comedian Iain Lee, actress Lesley Joseph, TV vet Emma Milne and children's TV presenter Sarah-Jane Honeywell.
The honours were presented at a ceremony at the New London Theatre in the West End.
Runners-up included Oscar, a former stray who has transformed the lives of elderly people at a care home; Bobby, who has an amazing ability to help his disabled owner recover from trance-like states; and Purrdy, a rescue cat who survived horrific abuse from an unscrupulous breeder.
Copyright Press Association 2010
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