Raindow Bridge: With Eyes Sealed Shut, Cat Frozen To Ground Is Found Just In Time, Michigan Vet Says

[Sugar Cookie]

A cat sat outside, hunched over and frozen to the ground. Winter Storm Elliott had passed through Michigan, leaving bitterly cold temperatures and snow.

Stuck in place and unable to escape the cold, the fluffy cat’s eyes crusted shut. His body temperature began dropping.

Then a woman in Muskegon noticed the “poor older boy” and stopped to help, Big Lake Animal Clinic said in a news release on Monday, Dec. 26.

When the woman brought the cat to the animal clinic, the animal’s body temperature had dropped to 94 degrees Fahrenheit, the clinic said. A normal body temperature for a cat is between 101 and 102 degrees Fahrenheit.

The vet and staff “immediately” started life-saving treatment on the cat, the clinic said. They warmed him up with IV fluids, cleaned his eyes and checked for injuries, then monitored his recovery.

The clinic named the cat Elliot after the winter storm that he survived, the release said.

By the second day of care, Elliot was “eating and drinking pretty well,” but he’ll need a week or two to “fully recover,” the clinic said.

The cat has begun reaching “out his paw to the vet tech that has been caring for him overnight, showing her just how happy he is that he is being helped,” the clinic said. “He still has a long way to go, but we won’t give up.”

With eyes sealed shut, cat frozen to ground is found just in time, Michigan vet says

The “poor older” cat’s body temperature began dropping in the cold, the clinic said.

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Mother nature can be a bitch. Praying this baby fully recovers and finds his furever home.

 

[Metalfan]

Poor guy

 

[Sugar Cookie]

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Oh my goodness! Look at Elliot now! He is one lucky kitty.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

January 2, 2023

Big Lake Community Animal Clinic posted an update to their Facebook page saying Elliot suffered a saddle thrombosis that paralyzed him.

"We find peace in knowing the last two weeks of his life were spent with people who showed him kindness, care and love. We can't believe the following and support he has gained on this journey to healing; from the bottom of our hearts, thank you all for caring so deeply for him and sending such love and support his way," the clinic said on Facebook.

"We want to send a special thank you to our staff member Diane Neas for opening her heart and home for his intensive care. You did everything you could for him medically and most importantly, you showed him what real love is."

Big Lake Community Animal Clinic​

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It is with heavy hearts that we share Elliot has crossed the rainbow bridge.
Yesterday he developed a saddle thrombosis that paralyzed him. Sadly, there was nothing we could have done to prepare for that but we knew it was time to let him be free from the pain and struggle he's known most of his life.
We find peace in knowing the last two weeks of his life were spent with people who showed him kindness, care and love. We can't believe the following and support he has gained on this journey to healing; from the bottom of our hearts, thank you all for caring so deeply for him and sending such love and support his way.
We want to send a special thank you to our staff member Diane Neas for opening her heart and home for his intensive care. You did everything you could for him medically and most importantly, you showed him what real love is.
Our hearts are broken today but we will continue to soldier on, being here for all the future Elliot's