Cat Found Frozen on the Ground in Michigan Miraculously Rescued

A woman in Michigan found a cat frozen to the ground after the holiday weekend and brought him to a local clinic to get help.

The woman found the poor older male cat frozen to the ground at Laketon and Wood Street in Big Lake, Michigan. The woman brought him into the Big Lake Animal Clinic to check for a chip and to help save him.

When the cat arrived at the clinic, his body temperature was only 94 degrees, and his eyes were crusted shut. The vet and staff began life-saving treatment and gave him warm IV fluids, cleaned his eyes, checked for injuries, and monitored him. In a miracle, the cat is now safe and resting comfortably. They are calling him Elliot after the storm.

In an update, they shared that Elliot is doing good and even reaches his paw to the vet tech that has been caring for him overnight.

“He still has a long way to go, but we won’t give up,” the shelter wrote.

The Big Lake Animal Clinic is asking if anyone has any information or knows who the cat is to please contact them at 231-799-1074. Check out their Facebook to Donate!

According to national estimates, approximately 6.3 million companion animals are abandoned and enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. In the US alone over 5.4 million cats are killed on the side of the road. If you happen to notice a cat on the side of the road, whether or not the animal is injured, safely put on the hazard lights and pull your car completely off the road before attempting to rescue them, says the Humane Society.

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