It’s a heartbreaking casualty of the cold weather.
Eleven year old cat, Misha, ran away from home nearly a month ago. His devastated owners put up posters and searched the neighbourhood, but they had no luck until this week.
Misha was found frozen to the concrete under a residential dryer vent.
He’s back home safe and sound now, but the Regina Humane Society says this serves as a terrible reminder that animals should only be left outside for quick monitored breaks in this kind of weather. Even five minutes can be too long.
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“If your pet is acclimatized and you take them for a lot of walks, if you’ve built up a tolerance to it and you’re with them out walking or something where it’s keeping them active you could be out longer,” said Don Simons with the Regina Humane Society. “But, just out in the yard, five minutes is far too long.”
He says to keep pets, especially cats, indoors as much as possible.
“If you have to let them out, do something like set a timer in the kitchen. That reminds you that three minutes or five minutes have gone by because that can be a long time for a pet to be outside in this kind kind of weather,” said Simons.
If you do see an animal in distress call Animal Protection Services as soon as possible.
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