Cat Abandoned In The Freezing Cold Finds New Foster Home

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Dec 7, 2020 10:00 AM EST

Now that the cold has come, we're hearing more and more stories of poor animals freezing outside and looking for shelter. This one, unfortunately, started off even more upsetting than more with the cat - later named Kevin - being abandoned in the cold in a dog crate with some dog kibble. But! This story has a happy ending, with the cat being found, taken into a shelter, and finding his way into its new forever home almost right away!

Read more about Kevin's story and check out his gorgeous pictures below!

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The Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the Regina Humane Society, Bill Thorn, told CTV news: "Starting to be covered up in snow. He was huddled in a corner trying to stay warm. They tried to revive him a little bit, he wasn't moving much." Things weren't looking too good in the beginning, with Kevin not eating the food he was offered in the beginning.
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Thankfully, things started looking up once the cat actually got to the rescue. The "staff warmed him up, got him to start eating, did an emergency groom to remove matting in his fur and treated wounds." Because of the frostbite, they also had to remove most of his tail and a part of his ear.
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Despite all of the difficulty of his journey, he's now staying with Jacquelyn Acaster, a Registered Veterinary Technologist with the Humane Society. She is experienced and has taken in more than 20 cats before, so we can rest assured that Kevin is going to be in the best of hands for his recovery right until he is ready to be adopted.
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"He eats his food like nobody's business, loves cuddles, very loud purr. So he's quite happy," Acaster told CTV news. She was somewhat concerned that Kevin will have trouble trusting people after what had happened to him, but he isn't! "Anyone who gives him attention he is instantly your best friend. It doesn't seem to really affect him all that much."
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The humane society will be posting updates about Kevin's health online, and we will keep you updated right here too if and when he does get adopted into his forever home. We wish him all the luck finding the family and love he deserves, and we hope that his stay in the foster home with Acaster will have him in ship-shape in no time!
For more heartwarming cat rescue stories, read about these two kittens who were rescued from inside of a car engine.
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