Estevel, Iowa – Last Christmas Eve, Christie Henning, the director of the Emmett County Animal Shelter, received an emergency call: a dying stray cat with ringworm and upper respiratory tract infection was found on the roadside in Blue Earth, Minnesota. Although it was a holiday, Henning accepted the cat without hesitation, which was later named “Lazarus”.
When Lazarus was brought in, he was extremely emaciated, suffering from tinea all over his body, and his health condition was worrying. The shelter immediately provided him with sulfur baths, antibiotic treatment and nutritional support. Although the recovery process was long, Lazarus, now about 11 years old, has become a gentle and friendly cat that likes to snuggle up with other cats. Henning described him as “like a ‘grumpy cat’, but with an extremely gentle personality”.
As a “no-killing” shelter, Emmett County offers lifetime shelter to long-term resident animals such as Lazarus, but also hopes to find suitable families for him. Henning said, “He deserves a family, and we will always take care of him until that day comes.” The story of Lazarus became the warmest “miracle of Christmas Eve” in this cold winter.
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