AN ELDERLY cat who was so lonely he cried when he was left in his pen at night is loving life in his forever home with his new "special human."

Stourbridge and District RSPCA was inundated with applications for Murphy after his foster carer Jemma Powell-Tibbetts shared a video of his heart-breaking meows.

She said: "We are looking for a super special human who will make a difference to Murph’s life and love him for as long as he has left.

"Sadly he has been with us far too long and is struggling with loneliness.

"This boy does not deserve to be in a foster cabin, in his golden years he needs to be cuddling up to his favourite human on an evening and enjoying an abundance of company."

Murphy's skin condition has healed and he no longer needs to wear a cone Murphy's skin condition has healed and he no longer needs to wear a cone (Image: Handout)

The successful application was from retired teacher Clare Purnell.

Now Murphy is no longer lonely and is enjoying the rest of his days with Clare and her mum Stella, aged 86, at their home in Dudley.

Clare, aged 60, who was head of maths at St James's Secondary School in Dudley, said: "He's gorgeous. He sits on my or my mum's lap.

"He's a little purr ball and he rules the roost. It's like he has always been here.

"When I saw Murphy I thought I can't not give him a home so I put my application in and I was very lucky."

Clare adopted her two previous cats Barney and Clyde from Stourbridge and District RSPCA back in 2007.

Clare adopted her cats Clyde and Barney from Stourbridge and District RSPCA Clare adopted her cats Clyde and Barney from Stourbridge and District RSPCA (Image: Handout)

She was "heartbroken" when she lost them both to cancer last year and when she saw Murphy she said he was "the spit of Barney."

Murphy, who is around 15, was in an awful state with a chronic flea allergy and upset tummy when he came into the care of Stourbridge and District RSPCA after his owner passed away and his family couldn't keep him.

Thanks to treatment, his skin condition has cleared up and he no loner needs to wear a cone. 

Murphy's skin was in a shocking condition when the charity took him in Murphy's skin was in a shocking condition when the charity took him in (Image: Handout)

The charity said on social media: "After a wealth of applications we just knew when we had found his forever family and we are utterly overjoyed.

"This isn't the last you will see and hear of our darling boy as we are still going to be right behind him for the rest of his life too, he just won't be in our arms anymore, he'll be home."

Murphy when he had to wear a cone Murphy when he had to wear a cone (Image: Handout)

The charity is full to the brim with cats needing homes and has been "devastated" to have to turn cats in need away.

It is appealing for anyone who has a spare room who can foster a cat, or anyone who has room in their heart for a new pet, to get in touch.

Anyone who thinks they can give a cat a home can fill out a form at www.rspca-stourbridgeanddistrict.org.uk/adoption-form