An
‘essentially frozen and unresponsive’ cat found buried under a mountain of snow
has been saved by vets.
Fluffy, who
lives in Kalispell, Montana, with her owners, was discovered last Thursday with
her usually voluminous fur matted with ice.
The city was
suffering from freezing temperatures of between -1 (30F) and -8 degrees (17F)
which saw icy fog as well as snow hit the area.
An
‘essentially frozen and unresponsive’ cat (pictured) found buried under a
mountain of snow has been saved by vets
The
blistering weather proved to be too much for the outdoorsy feline, who had to
be rushed to the Animal Clinic of Kalispell after being found.
Dr. Jevon
Clark, who works at the clinic, recalled that when Fluffy was first brought in
her temperature was so slow it didn’t register on the thermometer - which had a
bottom range of 90 degrees.
Cats should
usually have a temperature of around 101 degrees, Mr Clark explained to ABCnews.
Fluffy, who
lives in Kalispell, Montana, with her owners, was discovered last Thursday with
her usually voluminous fur matted with ice. She is now fully recovered
(pictured)
After using
warm water and blankets for around two hours, the feline’s temperature remained
too low.
She was
taken to the emergency room where she finally began to show signs of recovery
following a few more hours.
Fluffy is
now fully recovered and back home with her owners, with the animal hospital
sharing the ‘amazing survival story’ to its Facebook page on Tuesday morning.
The post
read: ‘Amazing success and survival story from this week. Some clients found
their injured cat buried in snow.
The
blistering weather proved to be too much for the outdoorsy feline, who had to
be rushed to the Animal Clinic of Kalispell after being found
‘They
brought her to us essentially frozen and unresponsive. Her temperature was very
low but after many hours she recovered and is now completely normal. Fluffy is
amazing!’
Commenting
on the photos, social media users were keen to offer their well wishes for the
adorable cat.
One wrote:
'This is a miracle with some quick thinking on the part of her 'parents' and
this wonderful vet! This outdoor cat has certainly used up one of her nine
lives! She is so lucky that she found such amazing care. LOVE this story!'
Another
said: 'Poor little kitty! Thank goodness someone found her! She’s beautiful!'
When I saw the picture I thought there was no way that poor kitty was alive. I am so happy that she lived. Cats really do have 9 lives and she just used one of them.
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