Freezing ice storm threatens one orange cat's life, until he screams so loud a kindhearted person lets him in and allows him to get purrfectly comfy: 'You probably saved his life'

Winter is an especially tough time to be a stray cat. Especially with all the snow and ice blanketing the streets, it can only get more and more dangerous. That's why it was so impurrtant for this person to let in this orange cat in distress, who took the opportunity to get warm, comfy, and snuggle up next to their savior.

Trying to survive as a stray cat is nothing to laugh at. You're surrounded by natural predators and man-made machines that you don't understand. Imagine coming across a highway as a cat - it must seem like one of the scariest things in existence. On top of that, you have limited access to food and shelter, and even less when the weather gets bad, as it usually does most winters. There's bad, and then there's this past storm kind of bad. Stray cats maybe have a chance of surviving an average winter, but no feline is equipped to deal with days of snow, freezing rain, and ice.

That's why the phrase "If you're cold, they're cold. Let them in." is so important to take to heart nowadays. Even if you just let them stay in your bathroom with a makeshift litter box and some food. Or even if you let them in your garage with some blankets and water. Anything is better than having to face the cold with nowhere to hide.

Our orange cat today was let in, but if he hadn't screamed his fuzzy little head off, he might not have been heard. A kindhearted purrson heard his pleas, let him in, and helped warm him up and dry him off. He took no time at all to get comfy and cozy, finally resting after finding a safe place to sleep.

If you see a stray cat outside these days, please consider helping them. You don't have to keep them, but you might help them live long enough to find their furrever home.

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The poor little dude was screaming at our front door during the ice storm

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He might very well have gotten out, but you'll have to wait until you can see a veterinarian before making that assessment. This is why it's super impurrtant to always get your cats microchipped - you have no idea what could happen. At the very least, put a collar on them with your contact information.
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"Bless you for helping him! I got an orange boy myself that is ours now when we saved him from freezing to d*ath on our porch cause he was too stubborn to use his cat house we made for him. Someone dumped him like trash and he's an absolute treasure."
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"Ours (Brian Setzer) showed up after a hurricane a few years ago and never left. He was our fist cat and we have since rescued a second. He is a j*rk sometimes but we are still happy he wondered into our world"
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We can only imagine how stressful it must have been for him to search for somewhere safe to ride out this storm. Who knows how much meowing he had to do before someone finally let him in. After getting inside, it makes sense that he basically collapsed. He finally felt safe.
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"I brought my guy in during a storm and he slept so hard for days, he was immediately comfortable too. Six months later, he's floofed considerably and still sleeps like a rock. Good job, OP!"
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"It's been almost a year since I took in my snow orange. A coworker found him outside a gas station after our bad winter storm last year, the employees said he'd been coming by for food for a couple weeks throughout the subfreezing temperatures and snow. Coworker had just taken in another kitten and already had a dog and couldn't dedicate the time to get them all acquainted properly, so when he mentioned having to drop off this big guy at a shelter I offered to take him in instead. He's a 14-pound avatar of chaos and I wouldn't give him up for anything."