From the archives: this story was last updated in May 2019.
This poor Persian cat, which was covered with 5 pounds (approx. 2 kg) of dirty, matted fur, was left to live by itself in the basement by its negligent owner. Luckily, the cat’s life had a turnaround when a kindhearted maintenance worker was called upon to fix a utility problem in the basement and happened upon the cat.When the cat was found in the basement of an elderly man’s residence in Chicago by a maintenance worker in December 2016, his dirty and unkempt fur was tangled with debris, and he was covered with dirt and dust.
