***The first step in the adoption process is to complete the adoption application at www.emmetcountyanimalshelter.org***

It was a cold night on December 24th 2021 when we got a call about a very sick, emaciated cat that just looked like he had lost all hope.  He was sitting in the road and no one was around.  The girls that saw him knew they couldn't just leave him but no one in the area was answering their call and it was late on Christmas Eve.  That's when they thought to try us.  One of the girls used to volunteer at the ECAS and she had a good feeling she could reach the director directly to ask what to do with this poor creature they now had wrapped up in an old sweatshirt in the car with the heat on high.  It was late, it was the holiday and they were at least a couple of hours away but we got a cubbie ready with a heating pad and we said we would wait until they arrived.  We knew right away that he had to have been someone's sweet boy at one point and how he ended up out in the night alone we would never know but we knew he had been on his own trying to figure life out for quite some time.  He was fur over bones, had a snotty nose and runny eyes from a persistent upper respiratory infection and even though it was past the season we expect to see ringworm he was covered in it!  Most likely because his immune system was just so tired from fighting.  While we started taking care of what ailed him and giving him some much needed food and subQ fluids he started to show his appreciation by purring and making happy feet on the soft blanket.  We knew it was going to be a long hall for this old dude but once you are through our doors you are in our hearts and we won't give up!  Welcome Lazaraus!  You are a sweet boy with your grumpy old man face and chronically sneezy nose but we love you anyway.  Lazarus is neutered, up to date on vaccinations and microchipped.  He does need meds periodically as his sniffles flare up and he sometimes looks better and sometimes worse but he is a gentle guy with an appreciative heart! As always our adoption fees for cats/kittens is free will to approved applicants.