JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Washington County-Johnson City Animal Shelter said it is planning to care for a cat that was freed by first responders after being frozen to a manhole cover in Jonesborough this weekend.
According to a social media post by the shelter, the Jonesborough Police Department and the Jonesborough Fire Department responded to reports of a cat frozen to a metal manhole cover on Saturday.
The post said that crews were able to remove the manhole cover and relocate it to a grassy area. There, they helped the cat thaw off of the metal lid.
“The cat was frozen and could barely move,” the post by the shelter states. “The cat was rushed to a local veterinary hospital.”
According to the shelter, it is accepting financial responsibility for the cat’s veterinary care, and once the cat is stable, healthy and ready to leave shelter care, it will be available for adoption.
The shelter is asking the public for help via financial donations to support the cat’s needed care, and said the community can do so at this link.
The shelter’s director, Tammy Davis, told News Channel 11 that she will provide an update on the cat’s condition Sunday evening, which will be shared in this story.