A family of deer regularly visits the complex, and one day, Sammy was sitting outside in the grass when two young deer happened by.

Scott watched in astonishment at what occurred next.

"One walked up to Sammy and they touched noses," she said. "The deer jumped back and made a sort of a snorting noise, like he was sneezing. It seemed like he was taken by surprise," she said.

What she saw next was even more surprising.

"The deer started licking him all around the head and neck, and Sammy just sat there allowing the deer to do this," said Scott.

For several minutes, the young deer licked the small cat. Scott grabbed her camera and got a picture of the tender scene.

"It was amazing," she said. "I truly believe the deer was able to sense that there was something wrong with Sammy and that was why he started licking him, like he was trying to nurture him."

Two days later, Sammy died.