PAWS Treats Frostbitten Cat

Feb 22, 2016

Winter weather can be dangerous for both family pets and homeless animals.

Dogs and cats are vulnerable to hypothermia (low body temperature) and frostbite (frozen body parts) when exposed to cold temperatures for too long.

One of PAWS Chicago's adoptable cats, Hawking, had to be treated for frostbite on both of his ears when he was rescued earlier this month. Two-year-old Hawking had been found outside a school in the Portage Park community, dehydrated and weighing less than six pounds.

When he was brought to Chicago Animal Care & Control (CACC), the city pound, Hawking was